Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Compared with traditional opioid analgesics, a multimodal non-opioid pain protocol provided equivalent or better ...

Vani J. Sabesan, MD, and colleagues categorized 80 patients undergoing arthroscopic rotator cuff repair into groups based on whether they received a local infiltration of 20 mg liposomal bupivacaine ...

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 ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — For sports fans, nothing beats seeing their favorite athletes compete at the top of their game. But a shoulder injury such as a badly torn rotator cuff threatens to pause or end ...

A torn rotator cuff is a common injury that affects a person’s ability to lift and rotate their arm. According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, an estimated 2 million people in the ...

Shoulder pain is the third most frequent musculoskeletal symptom encountered in medical practice after back and neck pain. A wide range of potential pathological entities can give rise to shoulder ...

Researchers have developed a python-tooth-inspired device as a supplement to current rotator cuff suture repair, and found that it nearly doubled repair strength. Their biomimetic approach following ...

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 ...

Rotator cuff tears can happen suddenly from injury or develop gradually with age, and not every tear requires surgery. Bob Burks, MD, talks to Tom Miller, MD, about how to recognize when treatment is ...

Shoulder bursal tissue is often removed during rotator cuff repair, but that might not be such a good idea, researchers said. Studies with human bursa samples and in rats with tendon injuries showed ...