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Why a Structured Recovery Plan Matters Four muscles and their tendons make up the rotator cuff; they smooth arm motion and stabilize the shoulder joint. The supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, ...
Ben Roethlisberger just happened to mention on Thursday that he has been playing with some shoulder pain due to a partial rotator cuff tear that he suffered in a loss to Baltimore on November 6, 2011.
For orthopedic surgeons who are unhappy with the traditional approach to partial-thickness rotator cuff repair — tear completion, followed by repair — transtendon repair and intratendinous ...
Another important distinction is the difference between a full thickness tear and a partial thickness tear. When the rotator cuff tendon attaches to the bone, it attaches not at just one point but ...
Use of a biodegradable subacromial implant spacer for massive rotator cuff tears had non-inferior outcomes to partial repair, according to results presented at the American Shoulder and Elbow ...
Retear rates after arthroscopic repair of both partial-thickness and full-thickness rotator cuff tears are low, with no difference in the retear rate or postoperative shoulder stiffness rate for ...
The feedback naturally sparks curiosity as to the life expectancy of a right arm with a partially torn rotator cuff, when said right arm is attached to a 39-going-on-40-year-old body. “It all depends ...
Mets starter Jonathon Niese has a partial rotator cuff tear, Sportsnet New York reports. The club is hoping he won't require surgery, but he will likely be shut down for two weeks as a result. It ...
Jon Niese’s season is in jeopardy after Mets doctors yesterday diagnosed the pitcher with a partial tear of the rotator cuff in his left shoulder.The 26-year-old lefty, who was placed on the ...
Shoulder pain due to the rotator cuff is one of the most common complaints presenting to an orthopedic surgeon's office. Fortunately, most rotator cuff disease is really inflammation of the rotator ...
Shoulder pain due to the rotator cuff is one of the most common complaints presenting to an orthopedic surgeon's office. Lucas Rylander, M.D., a physician with the Orthopedic Center of Illinois ...