The rotator cuff is a group of muscles that surround the shoulder, stabilize it, and facilitate movement: The four rotator cuff muscles are the supraspinatus ... fibers that compose a tendon are ...

Rotator cuff pathology was the most prevalent pathology on ultrasound (50%), with supraspinatus the most ... margins. full thickness tear fluid signal intensity or contrast extending ...

This study aimed to examine the short-term effect of loading on the thickness of the supraspinatus ... partial tear of the SsT (flattening of the tendon surface or presence of hypoechoic defect within ...

Evidence of a full thickness supraspinatus tear was associated with symptoms ... subscapularis calcific deposits in the anterior shoulder region on axial x-ray view.

Introduction: Specific scapula shapes are associated with full-thickness tears of the supraspinatus tendon ... indicating an anterior line of action. In general, the anterior fibres were oriented more ...

Conservative treatment should be preferred in partial rotator cuff tears. The surgical indication is limited to symptomatic cases that cause loss of function in full-thickness tears ... the ...

Full-thickness tear and a low baseline Constant-Murley score appear to be a predictive marker for a less good outcome. Trial registration number Clinical trials NCT01037673. Radiographic examination ...

Endoscopic full-thickness plication (EFTP), which improves the valvular mechanism of the gastroesophageal junction, is efficacious for managing gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) symptoms ...

Although the sensitivity and specificity of ultrasonography are similar to those of MRI for the diagnosis of full-thickness rotator-cuff tears, 19,20 it is operator-dependent. MRI has the ...

Severe rotator cuff injuries, such as full-thickness tears, often require surgery because the supraspinatus tendon (or one of the ... effectiveness of postural treatment on youth swimmers’ anterior ...

Disabled shoulders of throwing athletes typically present with extended undersurface partial tears of the rotator cuff, which include the posterior supraspinatus and the anterior infraspinatus ... a ...