“Our study showed that use of a bioinductive bovine collagen implant to supplement traditional repair ... of the supraspinatus tendon increased by 12.5% for medium tears and by 17.1% for large ...

Sometimes these tears can heal without surgery, but severe rotator cuff damage can be permanent without surgical intervention ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I had an MRI that showed three of my four rotator cuff tendons have complete tears ... me what to expect after surgical repair? — V.K. Answer: The rotator cuff is a group of four ...