duke.edu Objective To compile histological and imaging research detailing the microvascularity of the rotator cuff and determine the clinical application of these findings for clinicians. Methods A ...

Background Pathology of the soft tissues of the shoulder including the musculotendinous rotator cuff and subacromial bursa are extremely common and are a principal cause of pain and suffering.

Acromioclavicular joint (Figure 5a) and GHJ pathology were the most common x-ray findings (both 17%) and calcification involving the rotator cuff was reported in 13% of subjects (Figure 5b).

Rotator cuff repairs usually fail because of poor ... that retaining the bursa may prevent or delay progression of this ...

Angela Cadogan; Mark Laslett; Wayne A Hing; Peter J McNair; Mark H Coates The aims of this paper were to report the prevalence of imaged shoulder pathology, and to evaluate the association between ...