NONOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OF FULL-THICKNESS TEARS OF THE ROTATOR CUFF

Authors
WIRTH MA BASAMANIA C ROCKWOOD CA
Citation
Ma. Wirth et al., NONOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OF FULL-THICKNESS TEARS OF THE ROTATOR CUFF, The Orthopedic clinics of North America, 28(1), 1997, pp. 59
Citations number
35
Categorie Soggetti
Orthopedics
Journal title
The Orthopedic clinics of North America → ACNP
ISSN journal
00305898
Volume
28
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-5898(1997)28:1<59:NMOFTO>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
Rotator cuff tendonopathies are among the most common disorders encoun tered in the shoulder. There is an abundance of literature on the oper ative management of these lesions, but only a small amount devoted to nonoperative treatment of full-thickness tears of the rotator cuff. Th e purpose of this article is to review the literature pertaining to fu ll-thickness tears as well as our results with expectant management.