Medical tests later found a torn rotator cuff tendon in the Russian’s shoulder.

As we get older, the rotator cuff tendons degenerate and weaken.

Example: This artifact comes into play when evaluating the rotator cuff tendons of the shoulder.

The four tendons of these muscles converge to form the rotator cuff tendon.

The rotator cuff tendons run under the acromion (the bony point on top of your shoulder).

The insertion site of the rotator cuff tendon at the greater tuberosity is often referred to as the footprint.

When the rotator cuff tendon becomes inflamed and thickened, it may get trapped under the acromion.

The Russian had surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff tendon and spent months working on her fitness before making a tentative return earlier this year.

With age, circulation to the rotator cuff tendons decreases, impairing natural ability to repair, ultimately leading to, or contributing to, tears.

Bronson Arroyo has been diagnosed with a partial tear in his rotator cuff tendons and will be sidelined for 4-to-6 weeks.

Dr. Rodeo is studying platelet injections during surgery to repair rotator cuff tendons in the shoulder.

A rotator cuff tear can be caused by the weakening of the rotator cuff tendons.

Second, a computerized three-dimensional study failed to support impingement by any portion of the acromion on the rotator cuff tendons in different shoulder positions.

Then the rotator cuff tendon is pressed against the acromion and you get a traumatic tear, not a tear of overload.

Usually, a tear will be undetected by X-ray, although bone spurs, which can impinge upon the rotator cuff tendons, may be visible.

Histologic evidence of degeneration at the insertion of three rotator cuff tendons: A comparative study using human cadaveric shoulders.

The medical verdict: not only had she torn the rotator cuff tendon that helps to stabilize the shoulder but had been playing with the injury for months.

But the M.R.I.’s found abnormal shoulder cartilage in 90 percent of them and abnormal rotator cuff tendons in 87 percent.

The amount of stress needed to tear a rotator cuff tendon acutely will depend on the underlying condition of the tendon prior to the stress.

Tears of the rotator cuff tendon are described as partial or full thickness, and full thickness with complete detachment of the tendons from bone.

Messier, who turned 41 last week, has sat out the last seven games with what the Rangers' medical staff has diagnosed as inflammation of the rotator cuff tendons.

If the space between the rotator cuff and the bone above it is narrowed, the rotator cuff tendons and the overlying bursa can be squeezed.

One action the scapula performs during a throwing or serving motion is elevation of the acromion process in order to avoid impingement of the rotator cuff tendons.

The new Rotator Cuff Allograft Patch provides a new alternative for augmentation and surgical options for repairing shoulder injuries by using actual rotator cuff tendon.

Kent, who today underwent a magnetic resonance imaging examination after complaining since January of recurring discomfort in his right shoulder, was found to have suffered what the club officially categorized as "a superficial injury to fibers in the rotator cuff tendon."