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Rotator cuff syndrome

Known as: tear rotator cuff, cuff rotator tear, IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME 
Rupture of the tendons in the ROTATOR CUFF of the shoulder joint due to injury.
National Institutes of Health

Related topics

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8 relations
Arm InjuriesShoulder DislocationShoulder Impingement Syndromerotator cuff sprain

Narrower (3)

Full thickness rotator cuff tearRotator Cuff TendinitisSupraspinatus syndrome NOS

Broader (1)

Rotator Cuff Injuries

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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair with Double-Row Fixation
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging in determining the presence and size of recurrent rotator cuff tears.
We attempted to assess the accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in determining the size of recurrent cuff tears in… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
Surgical and nonsurgical management of rotator cuff tears.
Although rotator cuff tears may be asymptomatic, symptomatic tears have had treatment varying from nonoperative therapy and… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Rotator interval lesions and their relation to coracoid impingement syndrome.
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Structural changes of the rotator cuff caused by experimental subacromial impingement in the rat.
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Hemiarthroplasty in the Treatment of Comminuted Intraarticular Fractures of the Proximal Humerus
Thirty-eight patients with four-part proximal humerus fractures and fracture dislocations were treated with humeral head… 
Review
1997
Review
1997
Tendon transfers for the treatment of irreparable rotator cuff defects.
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Precision acromioplasty in arthroscopic subacromial decompression of the shoulder.
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Sonography of the postoperative rotator cuff.
In experienced hands, high-resolution real-time sonography has been shown to be an accurate noninvasive method for diagnosis of… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Rotator cuff lesions of the shoulder: evaluation by direct sagittal CT arthrography.
Direct sagittal computed tomographic scanning (DSCT) of the shoulder was performed in 42 symptomatic patients, six healthy… 
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