O w large body of evidence supports the fact that ubluxation and dislocation of the long head of the iceps tendon are relatively common findings associted with rotator cuff pathology. Dislocation of the ong head of the biceps is often linked to chronic egenerative changes seen with impingement synrome and tears in the rotator cuff, especially the ubscapularis tendon. One report states that medi...

In the operative management of rotator cuff disease, comparable functional results have been reported after open or mini-open repair and arthroscopic fixation. Surgical repair aims to re-establish an anatomical configuration of the tendon-bone construct for restoring its mechanical performance. Single row repair is the most commonly used technique, but recently some authors have proposed to re-...

Transosseous repair of the rotator cuff has been shown to recreate the anatomic rotator cuff footprint in a secure and cost-efficient manner. However, the potential for sutures cutting through bone remains a concern with this strategy. Devices have been used successfully during open transosseous rotator cuff repair to augment the bone tunnels, potentially avoiding suture cut-out through the wea...

Magnetic resonance images of the shoulders of ninety-six asymptomatic individuals were evaluated to determine the prevalence of findings consistent with a tear of the rotator cuff. The scans were reviewed independently by two diagnostic radiologists who are experienced in the interpretation of magnetic resonance images of the shoulder. The over-all prevalence of tears of the rotator cuff in all...

BACKGROUND Tears of the rotator cuff are one of the most common tendon disorders. Treatment often includes surgical repair, but the rate of failure to gain or maintain healing has been reported to be as high as 94%. This has been substantially attributed to the inadequate capacity of tendon to heal once damaged, particularly to bone at the enthesis. A number of strategies have been developed to...

Rotator cuff tears are a common cause of shoulder pain and dysfunction that affect all kinds of people, from sedentary individuals to elite athletes. Surgical repair of rotator cuff tears aims to re-establish the shoulder’s normal anatomical structure with restoration of pain-free motion, strength, and function. Rotator cuff repair (RCR) has evolved from an all-open procedure to an arthroscopic...

INTRODUCTION Rotator cuff tears of the shoulder are a common cause of pain and disability and surgical repair of these injuries is plagued with recurrent tear rates ranging from 20-70% [1]. The time from onset of injury to time of surgical repair is one important factor in repair outcome [2]. Animal models have recently been developed to address hypotheses related to rotator cuff tendon to bone...

Introduction: Rotator cuff tear is one of the most common causes of shoulder pain and disability. It has been known that there are two groups of patients: those with symptomatic rotator cuff tears and those with asymptomatic ones. To date, the difference between symptomatic and asymptomatic patients has not been fully clarified yet. Recently, muscle activity during exercise was successfully exa...

BACKGROUND It is important to appreciate the risk factors for the development of rotator cuff tears and specific physical examination maneuvers. METHODS A selective literature search was performed. RESULTS Numerous well-designed studies have demonstrated that common risk factors include age, occupation, and anatomic considerations such as the critical shoulder angle. Recently, research has ...

INTRODUCTION: There are various shapes of full-thickness rotator cuff tears, but they are mainly categorized into two types; crescent-shaped and L-shaped tears. Although it is widely accepted that the tear often propagates with time, the exact propagation pattern in each type of tear is still remains unknown. In the present study, we attempted to clarify the stress distribution in the tendons w...