Rotator Cuff Injuries

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • A prospective, multicenter study to evaluate clinical and radiographic outcomes in primary rotator cuff repair reinforced with a xenograft dermal matrix. 
  • Acromial arch shape: assessment with MR imaging. 
  • An arthroscopic technique for confirming intra-articular subluxation of the long head of the biceps tendon: the ramp test. 
  • Are Psychosocial Factors Associated With Patient-reported Outcome Measures in Patients With Rotator Cuff Tears? A Systematic Review. 
  • Arthroscopic repair of large rotator cuff tears using the double-row technique: an analysis of surgeon experience on efficiency and outcomes. 
  • Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: impact of diabetes mellitus on patient outcomes. 
  • Arthroscopic suture bridge transosseus equivalent fixation of rotator cuff tendon preserves intratendinous blood flow at the time of initial fixation. 
  • Biceps tenotomy has earlier pain relief compared to biceps tenodesis: a randomized prospective study. 
  • Clavicle stress fracture after reverse shoulder arthroplasty. 
  • Conservative treatment of rotator cuff injuries. 
  • Cost-Effectiveness of Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty Versus Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair for Symptomatic Large and Massive Rotator Cuff Tears. 
  • Delayed administration of recombinant human parathyroid hormone improves early biomechanical strength in a rat rotator cuff repair model. 
  • Dermal tissue allograft for the repair of massive irreparable rotator cuff tears. 
  • Does this patient with shoulder pain have rotator cuff disease?: The Rational Clinical Examination systematic review. 
  • Enhanced Rotator-Cuff Repair Using Platelet-Rich Plasma Adsorbed on Branched Poly(ester urea)s. 
  • Evaluation of in vivo rotator cuff muscle function after acute and chronic detachment of the supraspinatus tendon: an experimental study in an animal model. 
  • Graft use in the treatment of large and massive rotator cuff tears: an overview of techniques and modes of failure with MRI correlation. 
  • Histological Evidence of Muscle Degeneration in Advanced Human Rotator Cuff Disease. 
  • Interposition Dermal Matrix Xenografts: A Successful Alternative to Traditional Treatment of Massive Rotator Cuff Tears. 
  • Low accuracy of interpretation of rotator cuff MRI in patients with osteoarthritis. 
  • MR Imaging of the Rotator Cuff. 
  • MRI of selected abnormalities at the anterior superior aspect of the shoulder: potential pitfalls and subtle diagnoses. 
  • Magnetic resonance arthrography of the shoulder: accuracy of gadolinium versus saline for rotator cuff and labral pathology. 
  • Magnetic resonance imaging findings associated with surgically proven rotator interval lesions. 
  • Massive or 2-tendon rotator cuff tears in active patients with minimal glenohumeral arthritis: clinical and radiographic outcomes of reconstruction using dermal tissue matrix xenograft. 
  • Necrotizing fasciitis of the shoulder following routine rotator cuff repair. A case report. 
  • Novel nanostructured scaffolds as therapeutic replacement options for rotator cuff disease. 
  • Outcomes After Arthroscopic Rotator Interval Closure for Shoulder Instability: A Systematic Review. 
  • Outcomes following plyometric rehabilitation for the young throwing athlete: a case report. 
  • Patients with depression and anxiety symptoms from adjustment disorder related to their shoulder may be ideal patients for arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. 
  • Prevalence of rotator cuff tear in paraplegic patients compared with controls. 
  • Pullout strength of suture anchors: effect of mechanical properties of trabecular bone. 
  • Radiographic findings associated with symptomatic rotator cuff tears. 
  • Rim-rent tear of the rotator cuff: a common and easily overlooked partial tear. 
  • Rotator Cuff Matrix Augmentation and Interposition: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. 
  • Rotator cuff tears in young patients: a different disease than rotator cuff tears in elderly patients. 
  • Single Assessment Numeric Evaluation (SANE) correlates with American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons score and Western Ontario Rotator Cuff index in patients undergoing arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. 
  • Soft-tissue management in revision total shoulder arthroplasty. 
  • Strategies for an anterior capsular shift of the shoulder. A biomechanical comparison. 
  • The Effect of Preexisting and Shoulder-Specific Depression and Anxiety on Patient-Reported Outcomes After Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair. 
  • The cosmetic appearance of the biceps muscle after long-head tenotomy versus tenodesis. 
  • The derotation sign for perioperative diagnosis of significant partial-thickness rotator cuff tears. 
  • The efficacy of continuous cryotherapy on the postoperative shoulder: a prospective, randomized investigation. 
  • The relationship of age, gender, and degenerative changes observed on radiographs of the shoulder in asymptomatic individuals. 
  • The science of rotator cuff tears: translating animal models to clinical recommendations using simulation analysis. 
  • The societal and economic value of rotator cuff repair. 
  • Trends in open shoulder surgery among early career orthopedic surgeons: who is doing what? 
  • Vascularity and tendon pathology in the rotator cuff: a review of literature and implications for rehabilitation and surgery. 
  • Which physical examination tests provide clinicians with the most value when examining the shoulder? Update of a systematic review with meta-analysis of individual tests. 
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  • Wittstein, Jocelyn Ross, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedics