University of Calgary researchers reported no significant long-term differences in outcomes between open and mini-open surgical repairs for treating full-thickness rotator cuff repairs. The ...

Mini-open and arthroscopic rotator cuff repair techniques both provide similar improvements in pain and function, a retrospective study shows. Gerald R. Williams Jr., MD, a professor of orthopedic ...

What Is a Rotator Cuff Tear? A rotator cuff tear is a rip in the group of four muscles and tendons that stabilize your shoulder joint and let you lift and rotate your arms (your rotator cuff). It’s ...

Some rotator cuff injuries may require surgery when nonsurgical treatments have not worked, but evidence suggests that nonsurgical treatments can help with most cases. The rotator cuff is the part of ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

A rotator cuff tear is a tear in your shoulder tendons. Four muscles come together as tendons in your shoulder to keep your upper arm bone in your shoulder socket. When your rotator cuff is torn, it ...