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 ...

Supraspinatus was the most frequently affected component of the rotator cuff (85% of all rotator cuff pathology) and tears were the most common pathological finding in all rotator cuff components ...

Introduction Rotator cuff tendinopathy is a significant source of musculoskeletal ... compare histological muscle changes in partial-thickness to full-thickness tears of the supraspinatus tendon.

The rotator cuff is a set of four muscles deep within the shoulder that have a high susceptibility to tear (see statistics below) compared to many others in the body. The most common muscle to tear in ...

Codman E. The shoulder: rupture of the supraspinatus tendon and other lesionsin or about the subacromial bursal. Malabar (Florida): RE Kreiger, 1934 [ISBN:0898747317]. 2. Ellman H. Diagnosis and ...

Reavy came out to Philadelphia in late July to work on what Jeffery was calling a shoulder “strain,” until the tear to the rotator cuff (the muscles and tendons that surround the shoulder ...

The loss of Jones has played a big role in New Orleans plummeting from No. 6 in defensive efficiency to 30th this season.

The one on top, called the supraspinatus is the one that is most often injured,” said Dr. Van der Reis. There are several ways people injure their rotator cuff ... a wear and tear problem ...