While researchers of this study found patients with small- to medium-sized rotator cuff tears who had complete supraspinatus tendon disruption had larger tears and more advanced muscle ...

Discussion The presence of increased apoptosis and p53 in partial-thickness tears of the supraspinatus tendon is accompanied by features of both degeneration as well as ongoing repair. Apoptosis may ...

Introduction Tendon disorders due to overuse during professional activity, sport or ageing are a common cause of rheumatologic consultation and frequently affect the supraspinatus of the rotator cuff.

Published results showed delaminated rotator cuff tears had significantly greater tendon retraction and a higher amount of fatty muscle infiltration of the supraspinatus and infraspinatus. Philipp ...

The study provides new evidence that early surgery for supraspinatus tears can improve long-term outcomes by preventing later rotator cuff muscle degeneration.

Original Article from The New England Journal of Medicine — Complete Rupture of the Supraspinatus Tendon; Operative Treatment with Report of Two Successful Cases ...

The athlete is more prone to this injury if they overuse the shoulder particularly if the arm is at or above shoulder level. Or if you have had a rupture of the supraspinatus tendon. Symptoms include: ...

Shoulder pain may keep your clinic full, but it’s also keeping hospital CFOs up at night. With more than 460,000 rotator cuff ...

Original Article from The New England Journal of Medicine — Complete Rupture of the Supraspinatus Tendon; Operative Treatment with Report of Two Successful Cases ...