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Nonoperative management of full-thickness tears of the rotator cuff
M A Wirth1, C Basamania, C A Rockwood
1Medical School, Department of Orthopaedics, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, USA.
The Orthopedic Clinics of North America
|January 1, 1997
Abstract:
Rotator cuff tendonopathies are among the most common disorders encountered in the shoulder. There is an abundance of literature on the operative management of these lesions, but only a small amount devoted to nonoperative treatment of full-thickness tears of the rotator cuff. The purpose of this article is to review the literature pertaining to full-thickness tears as well as our results with expectant management.