Rotator cuff tears

A Bedi, J Bishop, J Keener, DA Lansdown… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Rotator cuff tears are the most common upper extremity condition seen by primary care and
orthopaedic surgeons, with a spectrum ranging from tendinopathy to full-thickness tears with …

Mechanisms of tendon injury and repair

S Thomopoulos, WC Parks, DB Rifkin… - Journal of …, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
Tendon disorders are common and lead to significant disability, pain, healthcare cost, and
lost productivity. A wide range of injury mechanisms exist leading to tendinopathy or tendon …

[HTML][HTML] Fascial tissue research in sports medicine: from molecules to tissue adaptation, injury and diagnostics: consensus statement

M Zügel, CN Maganaris, J Wilke… - British journal of sports …, 2018‏ - bjsm.bmj.com
The fascial system builds a three-dimensional continuum of soft, collagen-containing, loose
and dense fibrous connective tissue that permeates the body and enables all body systems …

Epidemiology, natural history, and indications for treatment of rotator cuff tears

RZ Tashjian - Clinics in sports medicine, 2012‏ - Elsevier
Rotator cuff disease is the most common shoulder disorder treated by orthopedic surgeons.
Little information exits regarding its prevalence and natural history. The prevalence of rotator …

Factors predicting rotator cuff retears: an analysis of 1000 consecutive rotator cuff repairs

BTN Le, XL Wu, PH Lam… - The American journal of …, 2014‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The rate of retears after rotator cuff repair varies from 11% to 94%. A retear is
associated with poorer subjective and objective clinical outcomes than intact repair …

Rotator cuff tears: An evidence based approach

SN Sambandam, V Khanna, A Gul… - World journal of …, 2015‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Lesions of the rotator cuff (RC) are a common occurrence affecting millions of people across
all parts of the globe. RC tears are also rampantly prevalent with an age-dependent …

Rapid atrophy of the lumbar multifidus follows experimental disc or nerve root injury

P Hodges, AK Holm, T Hansson, S Holm - Spine, 2006‏ - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Experimental study of muscle changes after lumbar spinal injury. Objectives.
To investigate effects of intervertebral disc and nerve root lesions on cross-sectional area …

Indications for rotator cuff repair: a systematic review

LS Oh, BR Wolf, MP Hall, BA Levy… - … and Related Research®, 2007‏ - journals.lww.com
Despite the popularity of surgical repair of rotator cuff tears, literature regarding the
indications for and timing of surgery are sparse. We performed a systematic review of the …

Correlation of atrophy and fatty infiltration on strength and integrity of rotator cuff repairs: a study in thirteen patients

C Gerber, AG Schneeberger, H Hoppeler… - Journal of shoulder and …, 2007‏ - Elsevier
In 13 patients, the development of supraspinatus muscle atrophy and fatty infiltration after
rotator cuff tendon repair was quantified prospectively via magnetic resonance imaging …

Fat Content of Lumbar Paraspinal Muscles in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain and in Asymptomatic Volunteers: Quantification with MR Spectroscopy1

B Mengiardi, MR Schmid, N Boos, CWA Pfirrmann… - Radiology, 2006‏ - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose: To prospectively evaluate the fat content of paraspinal muscles by using proton
magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopy in patients with chronic low back pain (LBP) and in …