Concomitant rotator cuff tears in association with proximal humerus fractures were found to be relatively common and associated with older patients as well as those with a fracture-dislocation, ...

The increasing aging population will present physicians with the challenges of addressing the functional limitations of shoulder arthritis. Our understanding of the pathogenesis and treatment options ...

What exactly is the rotator cuff? It is a term that is widely used on television and radio but can sometimes be a little confusing and not completely understood. The rotator cuff is a group of four ...

Dear Doctors: I tripped on a tree root and almost did a face-plant. I landed on my hands with my arms stretched out, and now my right shoulder has started aching. My boyfriend thinks it’s a rotator ...

Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman was placed on the 10-day disabled list Sunday with what was reportedly diagnosed as a rotator cuff strain. He had evidently tried to work through discomfort in his last ...

The shoulder represents one of the most elaborate areas of the human body consisting of a ball and socket joint, which offers an extreme range of motion, but it is also commonly prone to dysfunction.

Rotator cuff injury can be a tendinitis, a strain, or a tear of the rotator cuff muscles. The rotator cuff is made up of four tendons that fuse to surround the shoulder joint. There are two major ...