By Dragomir Mijic, DO Shoulder pain can be easy to ignore at first. Many patients hope it will improve with rest, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Rotator cuff tears represent a significant source of shoulder disability and socioeconomic burden. Outcomes ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Massive rotator cuff tears are typically defined as rupture of at least two of the four rotator cuff tendons and ...

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 ...

Were you one of the unfortunate people who was walking out to your car this winter, slipped on the ice, then fell and landed hard on your side and hurt your shoulder? Unfortunately for you, this type ...

ROSEMONT, Ill., Aug. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) issued an updated Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for the Management of Rotator Cuff Injuries, ...

Objectives To investigate patients’ sports activities prior to and after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair (ARCR) and to better understand the relationship between patient, injury and sport-specific ...

Shoulder bursal tissue is often removed during rotator cuff repair, but that might not be such a good idea, researchers said. Studies with human bursa samples and in rats with tendon injuries showed ...

Capitan Orthopedics, Inc. ( announced today that it has been granted Breakthrough Device Designation from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for its SupraSpacerTM implant.

Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin has surgery Tuesday to repair a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder and will be out four to five months. The Blackhawks called the surgery ...