Two surgeons compared proven with new and sometimes controversial techniques for open and arthroscopic massive rotator cuff tears with fellow clinicians at a recent course, but disagreed on which ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients undergoing arthroscopic rotator cuff repair may not benefit from bone marrow stimulation. Patients who ...

Researchers used a novel imaging technique and discovered a previously unknown fibrous architecture between the rotator cuff tendons and their bony attachments in the shoulder. Engineers often use ...

An injection of a patient's bone marrow stem cells during rotator cuff surgery significantly improved healing and tendon durability, according to a study presented today at the 2015 Annual Meeting of ...

June 28, 2004 -- A two-week course of indomethacin or celecoxib significantly inhibits tendon-to-bone healing in rotator cuff repair for eight weeks, according to the results of a preliminary study ...

Discover the worst exercises for your rotator cuff, and learn safer alternatives to keep your shoulders strong and healthy.

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’m going to have surgery to repair a large tear in my rotator cuff. What does this surgery involve? How long will the recovery take? ANSWER: Depending on your situation, surgery to ...

The powerful grip of a python’s bite is helping researchers heal a common shoulder injury that afflicts millions of Americans. Medical researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center designed ...

PALM HARBOR, Fla. -- Former PGA champion David Toms has been losing length off the tee that he can't afford, and now he knows why. Toms said Friday that he has a bone spur in his rotator cuff that ...

Engineers often use nature to inspire new materials and designs. A discovery by a multi-institutional team of researchers and engineers about how tendon and bone attach in the shoulder joint has ...