Both partial rotator cuff tears and complete, full-thickness rotator cuff tears (FTRCTs) can make arm movements difficult and cause sharp pain or a dull ache in the shoulder that worsens at night.

Background: This study aims to compare the diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and MR arthrography (MRA) for the articular-sided partial-thickness rotator cuff tear (PTRCT).

and tears were the most common pathological finding in all rotator cuff components accounting for 41 of the 61 cases (67%) of rotator cuff pathology. Partial thickness tears involving the ...

Partial thickness tears revealed significantly more satellite cells and proliferative activity than full-thickness tears. There was no detectable apoptosis using an antibody recognising active caspase ...

The purpose of this study was twofold, 1) to examine clinical outcomes following complete or partial repair of large or massive full-thickness rotator cuff tear, and 2) to explore the value of ...

The tear is commonly small (partial tear) but can be large to the point of rupture. Full-thickness rotator cuff tears in siblings are significantly more likely to progress over a period of five years ...

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This happens when one or more of the tendons in your rotator cuff tear. Tears can be partial or complete. They may happen due to an injury but are often due to wear and tear that happens over time.

Kim and colleagues performed a prospective, randomized controlled trial of 86 patients with full-thickness rotator cuff tears of larger than 2 cm who underwent arthroscopic rotator cuff repair ...