"In full-thickness tears, surgery is indicated in many patients. The type of surgery depends on the tear pattern, presence of muscle atrophy and/or fatty replacement of the rotator cuff muscles, as well as co-existing injuries such as biceps tendon tears or instability, labral tears, glenohumeral arthritis, glenohumeral instability and acromioclavicular joint disease. In addition, tendon delamination has a negative effect on tendon quality and treatment outcome 1,2,5."
"Fosbury flop tear"
Expected headings
"MR/CT arthrography"
"Each rotator cuff muscle can be affected; the supraspinatus muscle is most commonly affected, followed by the infraspinatus, the subscapularis and the teres minor muscles. They can occur at the following sites 3:"