As we enter the new millennium, people will no doubt dwell for a time on those things that have been most meaningful in their lives. For some that will be art, literature, business or family. For me, ...

Q. I am a 45-year-old competitive racquetball player who has had six months of right shoulder pain. The pain is worst on overhead motions while playing. The discomfort also wakes me at night. An MRI ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Published results showed measuring tension during arthroscopic rotator cuff repair may effectively predict ...

Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair is highly effective and provides durable results five years after surgery, according to a large, prospective study by Hospital for Special Surgery investigators. The ...

Repairing a rotator cuff tear via surgery can be a tough decision for older people -- not every surgeon wants to fix their tears that way, believing it may lead to longer healing time or poor outcomes ...

Objectives To investigate patients’ sports activities prior to and after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair (ARCR) and to better understand the relationship between patient, injury and sport-specific ...

Woman receiving rotator cuff therapy. No significant differences were found in pain management for arthroscopic rotator cuff repair between use of an abduction brace and antrotation sling. For ...

July 20, 2010 (Providence, Rhode Island) — The use of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in arthroscopic rotator cuff repair does not improve healing rates or lessen perioperative morbidity, according to the ...

A study published in The American Journal of Orthopedics examined the direct costs of arthroscopic rotator cuff repairs in the outpatient setting. Researchers examined 26 patients who underwent ...

Ryan W. Simovitch, M.D. Question: I'm considering having my rotator cuff tear repaired. I have difficulty sleeping at night because of the pain. My surgeon has discussed doing this surgery through a ...