The aim of this study was to compare histological muscle changes in partial-thickness to full-thickness tears of the supraspinatus tendon ... slow and fast myosin heavy chains (type I and II fibres; ...

Tears of the supraspinatus tendon are referred to as “full-thickness,” meaning that greater than 50 percent of the fibers that comprise ... the superior rim or the anterior/inferior rim.

Below is a list of nonsurgical treatments for a torn rotator cuff: Severe rotator cuff injuries, such as full-thickness tears, often require surgery because the supraspinatus tendon (or one of the ...

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 ...

We also know that overhead athletes as a subset, need to be viewed completely differently — 40% of these asymptomatic athletes had either partial of full-thickness tears compared to none in ...

“Our study showed that use of a bioinductive bovine collagen implant to supplement traditional repair of full ... thickness of the supraspinatus tendon increased by 12.5% for medium tears ...

Note full-thickness tear of supraspinatus tendon (arrowheads) B: Oblique sagittal proton density MR image shows preserved subcoracoid fat triangle (asterisk) Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!