The resulting symptoms include neuropathy (nerve pain), which is generally worst at the shoulder blade but extends beyond that area, and reduced function and wasting of the supraspinatus and ...

After surgery to release the nerve, 90% of those patients improved to a grade 4 or better for the supraspinatus.

Conclusions: Supraspinatus tendinosis can be accurately identified on MRI with little variation by a single well-trained observer. Interobserver reliability was only fair to good. Our data indicated ...

Introduction The role of apoptosis in the progression of rotator cuff tendinopathy is poorly understood. The primary aim of this study was to quantify the amount of apoptosis in supraspinatus tendons ...