The goal of this study was to compare the diagnostic performance of 16-detector helical CT arthrography with 1.5-T MR arthrography in the imaging evaluation of rotator cuff lesions in 56 patients.

“I have had pain in my shoulder on and off for a couple of months, but now I’m unable to lie on the shoulder at night and am having more difficulty raising my arm. What should I do?” The first step is ...

A rotator cuff tear is a tear in your shoulder tendons. Four muscles come together as tendons in your shoulder to keep your upper arm bone in your shoulder socket. When your rotator cuff is torn, it ...

Four muscles and their tendons make up the rotator cuff; they smooth arm motion and stabilize the shoulder joint. The supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis aid the shoulder when ...

The rotator cuff is a combination of muscles and tendons that link your upper arm bone, the humerus, to your shoulder blades. The rotator cuff also holds your upper arm bone in place in your shoulder ...

What Is a Rotator Cuff? Your rotator cuff is made up of muscles and tendons that keep the ball (head) of your upper arm bone (humerus) in your shoulder socket. It also helps you raise and rotate your ...

Recovery from rotator cuff surgery can take up to 6 months and involve physical therapy to help restore strength and range of motion in the shoulder. Rotator cuff surgery is an orthopedic procedure to ...

A rotator cuff injury will probably cut short Mike Schmidt’s 1988 season, and possibly, his career. Dr. Phillip Marone, the Phillies team physican, reported that Schmidt has at least a partially torn ...

Jets quarterback Chad Pennington got the same opinion on his right shoulder from noted orthopedist James Andrews: his rotator cuff is torn. Pennington visited Andrews on Tuesday in Birmingham, Ala., ...

MILWAUKEE -- The career path of Chicago pitcher Kerry Wood is as busted up as the Cubs season this year. Wood The team revealed Saturday night that the right-hander has a partial tear in the rotator ...

What Is a Rotator Cuff Tear? A rotator cuff tear is a rip in the group of four muscles and tendons that stabilize your shoulder joint and let you lift and rotate your arms (your rotator cuff). It’s ...