Posts Tagged: rotator cuff tears

Educación del paciente: Cirugía del manguito rotador

Descripción General de la Cirugía del Manguito Rotador Especialistas Ortopédicos 502-212-2663 Stacie Grossfeld, M.D. / Bess Fley, PA-C La cirugía del manguito rotador se realiza como un procedimiento ambulatorio. No coma ni beba después del tiempo dado por el personal del Dr. Grossfeld Use ropa holgada Traiga información del seguro e identificación con foto Lista… Read more »

What Are Rotator Cuff Treatment Options for Patients with Massive Rotator Cuff Tears?

For athletes involved in sports like baseball, tennis and swimming, there is often a common fear of sustaining a shoulder injury like tearing a rotator cuff. As a board certified orthopedic surgeon and shoulder doctor, Stacie Grossfeld MD offers effective rotator cuff treatment to people in the Louisville, Kentucky area. Rotator cuff tears can become severe and may… Read more »

Shoulder and Rotator Cuff Tears – Latest Research

We know that rotator cuff tears commonly affect one shoulder, especially in patients who are over age 55. However, there is a group of patients that not only tear one shoulder, but end up tearing their contralateral shoulder as well. There was a study published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine in May, 2015,… Read more »

Rotator Cuff Repair and Range of Motion – Info from Louisville Orthopedic

Research on Rotator Cuff Repair and Range of Motion Following Surgery, published in Orthopedics, and lead by Dr. J. D. Harris (2013) and colleagues, examined 274 male and female patients following rotator cuff tear repair. Rotator cuff tears range from small to large in size.  Findings included the following: Large tears were stiffer in forward… Read more »