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

Medical researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center designed and built a python-tooth-inspired implant to better mend rotator cuff tears—small ruptures in the muscles and tendon ...

DENVER — Every case is different and should be guided by a good orthopedic specialist. There are evidence-based strategies ...

The rotator cuff is a common source of shoulder pain due to tendinitis, bursitis and impingement. Rotator cuff tendons also can be partially or fully torn due to acute or chronic tendinitis.

The four rotator cuff muscles (supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis) are the key to providing stability to the shoulder complex.

Deshaun Watson might not be fully healed from his rotator cuff contusion for six weeks, which would be another month.

On Wednesday, however, the team announced that Jones had “undergone successful surgery today to repair a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder.” ...

Clinical outcomes did not differ between superior capsular reconstruction and bridging procedure for massive, irreparable rotator cuff tears. Future research should review long-term graft integrity.

A new device, modeled after a python’s teeth and grip, could double the strength of rotator cuff repairs and prevent retearing after surgery.

The Kansas City Royals placed left-hander Cole Ragans on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with a strained left rotator cuff.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Kansas City Royals left-hander Cole Ragans will be shut down for four weeks from the last time he threw because of a mild rotator cuff strain.