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.

"Rotator cuff tears become increasingly common after 40 years of age, even in people who have no shoulder pain at all," Candy says. More than two million people in the United States seek care due ...

Design: Plasma samples were obtained at 15 months from surgery from two groups of patients who underwent arthroscopic repair of a rotator cuff tear. In group 1, 30 subjects (14 men, 16 women; mean age ...