Partial or complete tears or disruption of any one or combination of the four rotator cuff muscles of the glenohumeral joint
Supraspinatus and infraspinatus muscle-tendon complexes ar...
Mechanism of injury:
Acute traumatic events such as a fall, direct blow, or forceful boxing punch
Traumatic hyperextension of abducted arm
Traumatic external or internal rotation of abdu...
Acute treatment
Analgesia:
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are the drugs of choice initially, but long-term use prior to operative repair can result in inferior l...
Diagnostic accuracy of shoulder US when evaluating rotator cuff tears can reach 91–100% for partial- and full-thickness tears detection, respectively, having been reported to be as acc...
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