Accompanying muscle changes may be important determinants of the prognosis. The aim of this study was to compare histological muscle changes in partial-thickness to full-thickness tears of the ...

Tears were the most common pathology affecting supraspinatus accounting for 52% of all supraspinatus pathology and intrasubstance tears were the most common type of tear accounting for 51% of all ...

Below is a list of nonsurgical treatments for a torn rotator cuff: Severe rotator cuff injuries, such as full-thickness tears, often require surgery because the supraspinatus tendon (or one of the ...

Conclusions: This meta-analysis reveals that MRA has a better diagnostic value than that of MRI for the diagnosis of articular-sided partial-thickness rotator cuff tears because of an improvement of ...

The most common muscle to tear in the shoulder is the supraspinatus muscle. An osteopath should be able to work around the whole shoulder joint, increasing range of movement and blood flow: they ...