Both partial rotator cuff tears and complete ... often require surgery because the supraspinatus tendon (or one of the other rotator cuff tendons) becomes detached from the humerus (upper arm ...

Partial thickness tears involving the articular surface were the most common type of supraspinatus tear identified (34% of all supraspinatus tears) (Figure 9b). GHJ pathology (63%) and ACJ ...

The aim of this study was to compare histological muscle changes in partial-thickness to full-thickness tears of the supraspinatus tendon. Methods Muscle biopsies of nine partially torn and 15 fully ...

The primary aim of this study was to quantify the amount of apoptosis in supraspinatus tendons presenting partial-thickness tears and matched intact subscapularis tendons. Methods 9 partially torn ...

supraspinatus calcific deposits adjacent ... does not extend to the articular or bursal surface. partial thickness tear linear increase in T2 signal extending to the (bursal or ...