Asheesh Bedi, Julie Bishop, Jay Keener, Drew A Lansdown, Ofer Levy, Peter MacDonald, Nicola Maffulli, Joo Han Oh, Vani J Sabesan, Joaquin Sanchez-Sotelo, Riley J Williams, Brian T Feeley
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 arthritic change. Some tears are traumatic, but most rotator cuff problems are degenerative. Not all tears are symptomatic and not all progress, and many patients in whom tears become more extensive do not experience symptom worsening. Hence, a standard algorithm for managing patients is challenging. The pathophysiology of rotator cuff tears is complex and encompasses an interplay between the tendon, bone and muscle...
February 8, 2024: Nature Reviews. Disease Primers