What is a Rotator Cuff Tear?
The rotator cuff tendons stabilize the shoulder and help it move. A rotator cuff tear occurs when one or more of the rotator cuff tendons are torn. Tendon tears can be partial or complete. They are grouped into nondegenerative and degenerative categories. Sports injuries, traumatic accidents, and falls cause nongenerative rotator cuff tears. Osteoarthritis causes degenerative rotator cuff tears. Symptoms of tears include:
Pain
Weakness
Stiffness
Swelling
Bruising
Decreased range of motion/inability to move the arm
Dr Abdul D Khan
MBBS(AMC, Vizag) MRCS(Edin, UK) MRCS(Glasg, UK) FRCS(Tr & Orth, UK) CCT(Tr & Orth, UK)