Rotator cuff tears are a prevalent source of shoulder pain and functional limitation worldwide. Management strategies range from conservative approaches, including physiotherapy regimens, analgesics ...

Damage to the rotator cuff is one of the most common causes of shoulder joint pain, and its prevalence increases with age. This affliction is more common in the dominant hand, and it affects men more ...

For decades, rotator cuff surgery has been treated as a mechanical problem. A tendon tears. A surgeon brings it back to bone. Anchors and sutures hold it in place. The operation succeeds if the repair ...

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 ...

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 ...