ALLMedicine™ Rotator Cuff Injuries Center

Jan 15th, 2021 - The Western Ontario Rotator Cuff Index (WORC) is a widely used disease-specific outcome tool developed for patients with rotator cuff injuries. The determination of age- and sex-adjusted normative WORC values enables us to determine whether a proc...

Dec 29th, 2020 - Rotator cuff injuries account for up to 70% of pain in the shoulder. However, there remains no consensus on the best surgical treatment for patients with rotator cuff injuries, in terms of the cost-effectiveness and cost-utility of open and arthro...

Nov 6th, 2020 - Shoulder disease is a major cause of musculoskeletal disability in the United States. Chronic shoulder pain has been estimated to affect approximately 8% of all American adults, second only to chronic knee pain in our society's burden of musculosk...

Nov 1st, 2020 - Although of high relevance for clinical decision making, there exists no consensus throughout the literature of the terms "acute" and "traumatic" used in the classification of rotator cuff tears. With differing definitions, the comparability of ou...

Apr 21st, 2020 - Subacromial impingement/pain syndrome is a common cause of shoulder pain that encompasses a spectrum of pathology of the subacromial bursa and rotator cuff tendons. Pathology of the rotator cuff tendons can range from inflammation to fibrotic chan...

Dec 27th, 2012 - Ergonomics and prevention of musculoskeletal disorders in obstetric sonography is a subject seldom discussed. However, 80% of sonographers describe pain when performing these examinations. The consequences of these disorders can range from impaire...

Jan 15th, 2021 - The Western Ontario Rotator Cuff Index (WORC) is a widely used disease-specific outcome tool developed for patients with rotator cuff injuries. The determination of age- and sex-adjusted normative WORC values enables us to determine whether a proc...

Dec 29th, 2020 - Rotator cuff injuries account for up to 70% of pain in the shoulder. However, there remains no consensus on the best surgical treatment for patients with rotator cuff injuries, in terms of the cost-effectiveness and cost-utility of open and arthro...

Nov 6th, 2020 - Shoulder disease is a major cause of musculoskeletal disability in the United States. Chronic shoulder pain has been estimated to affect approximately 8% of all American adults, second only to chronic knee pain in our society's burden of musculosk...

Nov 1st, 2020 - Although of high relevance for clinical decision making, there exists no consensus throughout the literature of the terms "acute" and "traumatic" used in the classification of rotator cuff tears. With differing definitions, the comparability of ou...

Apr 29th, 2020 - Overview Types of rotator cuff injuries Open pop-up dialog box Close Types of rotator cuff injuries Types of rotator cuff injuries Rotator cuff injuries can range in severity from simple inflammation to complete tendon tears. The rotator cuff is a...

Mar 4th, 2020 - Shoulder pain is a very common presenting complaint in family physicians’ offices. Typically, a patient will have had minor trauma, such as a fall, or overuse from work or a recreational activity.

Feb 17th, 2016 - Conclusion Surgical management of rotator cuff injuries in professional baseball players remains an extremely difficult problem. Current studies of full-thickness RCTs highlight these athletes’ poor functional outcomes.

Sep 29th, 2013 - Orthopedic surgeons backed major surgery for rotator cuff repairs only in patients not responding to conservative treatments. Also this week: more patients can have the Sapien heart valve, the FDA said. AAOS Issues Recommendations for Rotator Cuff...

Sep 6th, 2013 - PodMed is a weekly podcast from Johns Hopkins Medicine. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine, and Rick Lange, MD, professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins and vice chairman of medicine at the University of...

Etiology Rotator cuff tears have two main causes: injury and degeneration. Acute tears are usually due to injury. This type of tear can occur in isolation or with other shoulder injuries, such as a broken collarbone or dislocated shoulder. Degener...