What could be going on? You may have a rotator cuff tendon tear. The rotator cuff is made up of four muscle-tendon units: the subscapularis, supraspinatus, infraspinatus and teres minor.

Published results showed delaminated rotator cuff tears had significantly greater tendon retraction and a higher amount of fatty muscle infiltration of the supraspinatus and infraspinatus. Philipp ...

Early surgery to repair tears of one of the shoulder rotator cuff muscles provides lasting improvement in strength, function, and other outcomes, reports a study in the August 16, 2017 issue of ...

For patients with anterior supraspinatus tendon disruption, 58.6% were classified as grade 0, 34.5% were classified as grade 1, and 6.9% were classified as grade 2.

Anatomical review A normal anatomy of the rotator cuff consists of four muscle-tendon units including the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis.

Discussion The results demonstrate significant changes in several major features of tissue activity and viability within the supraspinatus tendon as age increases. Once age reached 55 years and over, ...

Aug. 17, 2017 - Early surgery to repair tears of one of the shoulder rotator cuff muscles provides lasting improvement in strength, function, and other outcomes, reports a study in the August 16 ...

Introduction Loading leads to multiple changes in tendon morphological and mechanical properties, which can be altered in tendinopathy. Reductions in tendon thickness are generally reported after ...

Early surgery to repair tears of one of the shoulder rotator cuff muscles provides lasting improvement in strength, function, and other outcomes, reports a study in the August 16, 2017 issue of ...

Three stages of rotator cuff disease are usually described. The first stage occurs in patients younger than 25 years with hemorrhage and edema of the tendon and bursa.