Rotator cuff and rotator cuff tears - what you should know about them.

What are the parts of the shoulder and how do they work?

Readers may like to see our recent review of rotator cuff failure from the New England Journal of Medicine.

I. What is the rotator cuff?

II. How does the rotator cuff fail?

III. How are rotator cuff tears diagnosed?

IV. What can be done for rotator cuff tears without surgery?

V. What are the important surgical options for treating rotator cuff tears?
VI. What can be done if rotator cuff surgery fails to give the desired result?

VII. How can individuals living away from Seattle obtain a consultation?

In addition to rotator cuff repair, here are three procedures that can be useful in treating a shoulder with massive rotator cuff tears

the smooth and move procedure
cuff tear arthropathy arthroplasty
reverse total shoulder arthroplasty

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