Posts Tagged: rotator cuff

Slap Tear: An Overview of this Common Shoulder Injury

Posted by Orthopaedic Specialists & filed under Arthroscopy and Arthroscopic Surgery, Baseball and Softball, Shoulder Injury and Shoulder Surgery, SLAP Tear, Swimming Injuries, Tennis Injuries.

Your shoulder socket is surrounded by tissue called labrum. Sometimes this tissue is damaged or torn – and when this happens, it is called a SLAP tear, which is an abbreviation for “superior labrum anterior to posterior.” There are many different ways you can get a slap tear. For example, you can get a slap… Read more »

Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair Compared to Open Surgery

Posted by Orthopaedic Specialists & filed under Arthroscopy and Arthroscopic Surgery, Rotator Cuff Repair, Shoulder Injury and Shoulder Surgery.

Researchers Walton and Murrell in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery recently published results from a 2+ year study comparing patients who had arthroscopic rotator cuff repair (RCR) with those undergoing open RCR. Results found that while pain measurements between the groups were similar, those with arthroscopic RCR experienced less extreme pain, lower rates… Read more »