Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD A rotator cuff repair is a procedure in which torn tendons and/or muscles ...

Dr. Will Van der Reis, orthopedic surgery and sports medicine physician at the Queen’s Medical Center-West O’ahu explained ...

Background Pathology of the soft tissues of the shoulder including the musculotendinous rotator cuff and subacromial bursa are extremely common and are a principal cause of pain and suffering.

3. Fukuda H. The management of partial-thickness tears of the rotator cuff. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery British Volume 2003; 85: 3–11. 4. Lehman RC and Perry CR. Arthroscopic surgery for ...

"The traditional repair technique involved an open operation where the rotator cuff tendon is secured into a bone trench using sutures and with the move to performing repairs with arthroscopy ...

The median number of participants was 45. The search found 50 shoulder arthroscopy intervention RCTs (rotator cuff tears 22, instability 14, impingement 9, and other conditions 5). Of these ...

keele.ac.uk Objective: To determine the plasma levels of substance P (SP) in patients with postoperative stiffness after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. Design: Plasma samples were obtained at 15 ...

Pearl, MD, spoke about the use of lower trapezius transfer for patients with irreparable rotator cuff tears and no active external rotation. “It’s not a good operation for pain or if they have ...

A novel bioresorbable scaffold-anchor did not yield superior outcomes for rotator cuff repair vs. a standard anchor. Both anchors yielded similar retear rates and outcome scores at 6 months.

The Global Arthroscopy Devices Market, valued at approximately USD 34.6 billion in 2022, is anticipated to grow at a healthy CAGR of more than 8.5% during the forecast period 2023-2030. Arthroscopy ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — People who enjoy swimming or playing certain sports such as baseball and tennis have an increased risk of injuring their rotator ... called arthroscopic surgery, where we ...