Severe rotator cuff injuries, such as full-thickness tears, often require surgery because the supraspinatus tendon (or one of ...

Introduction Rotator cuff tendinopathy is a significant source of musculoskeletal ... muscle changes in partial-thickness to full-thickness tears of the supraspinatus tendon. Methods Muscle biopsies ...

Ever feel that nagging shoulder discomfort when lifting weights, throwing something, or even getting dressed? You might be ...

The rotator cuff is a set of four muscles deep within the shoulder that have a high susceptibility to tear (see statistics below) compared to many others in the body. The most common muscle to tear in ...

Human rotator cuff tendon fibroblasts (green) are on aligned nanofibers (purple) --Testing the potential of a nanofiber-based device to enable biological healing between tendon and bone post ...