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 ...

Introduction Shoulder impingement syndrome (SIS) is the mechanical entrapment of the supraspinatus tendon underneath the acromial arch of scapula. The narrowing of the subacromial space (SAS) was ...

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 ...

Rotator cuff pathology was the most prevalent pathology on ultrasound (50%), with supraspinatus the most commonly affected rotator cuff component, accounting for 86 of the 102 cases (85% ...

In our sagittal plane, we want to go parallel to the glenoid. And in the coronal plane, parallel to the supraspinatus tendon. It should take about 15 to 20 minutes. The tendons are going to be ...

The tendons of the rotator cuff extend from four main muscles: the infraspinatus (below the spine of the scapula), the supraspinatus (above the spine on the top of the shoulder), the subscapularis ...