The aim of this study was to compare histological muscle changes in partial-thickness to full-thickness tears of the supraspinatus tendon. Methods Muscle biopsies of nine partially torn and 15 fully ...

Both partial rotator cuff tears and complete, full-thickness rotator ... such as full-thickness tears, often require surgery because the supraspinatus tendon (or one of the other rotator cuff ...

Tears were the most common pathology affecting supraspinatus accounting ... Subscapularis: partial fibre discontinuity. full thickness SSp and ISp: hypoechoic region extends from ...

This meta-analysis reveals that MRA has a better diagnostic value than that of MRI for the diagnosis of articular-sided partial-thickness rotator cuff tears because of an improvement of sensitivity.

The tear is commonly small (partial tear) but can be large to the point of rupture. Full-thickness rotator cuff tears in siblings ... The most common muscle to tear in the shoulder is the ...