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 pathophysiology of distal tendon ruptures is still unclear. Patients with chronic rupture presenting 4–6 weeks after the original injury often due to mis-diagnosis or neglect have been, until ...

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 ...

One study aimed to classify distal triceps tendon tears based on their patterns observed through magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) [1]. The research found that the superficial layer of the tendon ...