The blinded, multi-centre RCT compared the healing rate of full-thickness rotator cuff tears repaired with and without augmentation with the REGENETEN Bioinductive Implant.

Nonoperative treatment using a physical therapy protocol is effective for treating atraumatic full-thickness rotator cuff tears in nearly all cases.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) issued an updated Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for the Management of Rotator Cuff Injuries, replacing the previous guideline from 2019. The ...

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has issued an updated clinical practice guideline for the management of rotator cuff injuries, according to an Aug. 28 news release from the AAOS.  Here ...

For patients with rotator cuff tears, augmentation with a bioinductive collagen implant may yield positive outcomes with low rates of retears and improved tendon thickness, according to published ...

Published results showed rotator cuff repair with superior capsular reconstruction reinforcement provided positive outcomes at short-term follow-up for patients with massive cuff tears, poor ...

Rotator cuff tears are very common and have been notoriously hard to heal. Now, a local doctor is using a new bio-implant to make healing a little easier.

"Rotator-cuff tears may also grow over time, but there's a lack of correlation between patient symptoms and the size and thickness of the tear," explained Jain.

This week, I'll share a little more detail on the rotator cuff, and introduce an exercise that should help to strengthen the muscles around it.

Our final thoughts: If you have shoulder pain due to arthritis, impingement, bursitis, tendonitis, and/or rotator cuff tears, it may benefit you to consider a trial of hanging.