The aim of this study was to compare histological muscle changes in partial-thickness to full-thickness tears of the supraspinatus tendon. Methods Muscle biopsies of nine partially torn and 15 fully ...

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 ...

RCR—patients with a full thickness rotator cuff tear undergoing rotator cuff repair surgery. Biopsies of the supraspinatus tendon were taken on the day of intervention, prior to treatment, and ...

The shoulder: rupture of the supraspinatus tendon ... cuff tears. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 1990; 254: 64–74. 3. Fukuda H. The management of partial-thickness tears of the rotator ...