The rotator cuff is a combination of muscles and tendons that link your upper arm bone, the humerus, to your shoulder blades. The rotator cuff also holds your upper arm bone in place in your shoulder ...

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 ...

Q. I am a 45-year-old competitive racquetball player who has had six months of right shoulder pain. The pain is worst on ...

A rotator cuff repair is a procedure in which torn tendons and/or muscles surrounding the shoulder are surgically fixed. Rotator cuff tears can cause pain and weakness. Sometimes these tears can heal ...

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 ...

Physical therapy and medications are often the first treatment for shoulder injuries. However, shoulder surgery is also an option to repair joints, rotator cuffs, or dislocations, to name a few. The ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Rotator cuff repair with superior capsular reconstruction may yield improved function and reduced retear rates.

Q: I had an MRI that showed three of my four rotator cuff tendons have complete tears. I can only lift my right arm midway. I cannot comb my hair, and I’m right-handed. I cannot lift a glass or coffee ...

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Smith+Nephew (LSE:SN, NYSE:SNN), the global medical technology company, today announces it has completed the acquisition of ...

The company has committed the cash, half of which it is paying upfront, to buy Integrity Orthopaedics for its rotator cuff ...