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 ...

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 ...

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 ...