Severe rotator cuff injuries, such as full-thickness tears, often require surgery because the supraspinatus tendon (or one of the other rotator cuff tendons) becomes detached from the humerus ...

Most rotator-cuff tears are degenerative, atraumatic, and more prevalent with age. Nonoperative treatment, including physical therapy, is typically recommended; surgery is considered in some cases.

This technique article reviews the “suture staple” technique for surgical management of partial-thickness abductor tendon tears. This is a case example of a partial-thickness abductor tendon tear.

Unlike partial rips, which cause localized discomfort and some shoulder weakness, full-thickness tears totally destroy the tendon, so affecting more function and mobility loss.

3. RCR—patients with a full thickness rotator cuff tear undergoing rotator cuff repair surgery. Biopsies of the supraspinatus tendon were taken on the day of intervention, prior to treatment, and ...

The aim of this study was to describe the tissue characteristics of the onset and progression of rotator cuff tendinopathy by using a novel, ultrasound-guided biopsy technique to obtain tissue samples ...

Use of a highly porous collagen implant induced new tendon-like tissue formation in patients with partial-thickness rotator cuff tears, according to results.Researchers attached a highly porous ...