Some patients with partial tears never show symptoms before the injury, he said, while others with pain never develop a tear.

Ultimately he required surgery to repair partial tears of his rotator cuff and biceps tendon.

The weaker the tendon becomes, the more susceptible it is to partial or complete tears.

He has a torn cartilage but only partial tears of the cruciate and posterior ligaments.

To date, Dr. Murray has tried her gel only on partial tears, not the far more common total rupture.

However, excessive loading during the recovery process may lead to material failure, i.e. partial tears or complete rupture.

Degenerative changes, inflammations and also partial and complete tears cause loss of the original tendon structure.

Injuries to the A2 pulley can range from microscopic to partial tears and, in the worst case, complete ruptures.

Small partial tears, or inflammation can occur over the course of several sessions.

There are less traumatic therapies available for partial ligamental tears.