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 findings suggest that some evidence exists to support the use of exercise in the management of full thickness rotator cuff tears. There is a definite need for well-planned randomised controlled ...

Most of the time, a rotator cuff problem can be treated at home. For severe cases, though, surgery may be the best treatment.

Fatty infiltration (FI) of the rotator cuff (RC) muscles is frequently observed in patients with full-thickness RC tears, yet its prognostic significance remains a subject of debate, particularly in ...

There may be new hope for people suffering from debilitating, slow-healing rotator cuff injuries. Chinese scientists have created an implantable 3D-printed material that both restores shoulder ...

In total, 124 patients with reparable medium and large (1–4cm) full-thickness posterosuperior rotator cuff tears were randomized to receive either an arthroscopic transosseous equivalent double-row ...

Which factors may affect the reparability of large or massive full-thickness rotator cuff tears?

The 70-year-old Steelers special teams coach will need surgery to repair a torn right rotator cuff he suffered in Sunday's win over the Packers.

As for surgery techniques, patients with full-thickness tears underwent rotator cuff repair with single-row technique, via either an arthroscopic or mini-open approach; patients without full-thickness ...