TY - JOUR
T1 - Pathology of failure of the rotator cuff tendon
AU - Uhthoff, H. K.
AU - Sano, H.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Medical Research Council of Canada.
Copyright:
Copyright 2018 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 1997
Y1 - 1997
N2 - In failure of the rotator cuff tendon, interference with its function prevents the rotator cuff from fulfilling its physiologic role. Trauma in younger individuals, calcifying tendinitis, degenerative changes of cuff tendon, and partial- or full-thickness tears cause cuff failure intrinsically. Degenerative changes constitute the most frequent cause of cuff failures and correlate with tendon tearing. An acromial spur, long coracoid process, subacromial bursitis, and thickening of the corocoaromial ligament causes cuff failure extrinsically.
AB - In failure of the rotator cuff tendon, interference with its function prevents the rotator cuff from fulfilling its physiologic role. Trauma in younger individuals, calcifying tendinitis, degenerative changes of cuff tendon, and partial- or full-thickness tears cause cuff failure intrinsically. Degenerative changes constitute the most frequent cause of cuff failures and correlate with tendon tearing. An acromial spur, long coracoid process, subacromial bursitis, and thickening of the corocoaromial ligament causes cuff failure extrinsically.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0030-5898(05)70262-5
DO - 10.1016/S0030-5898(05)70262-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 9024429
AN - SCOPUS:0031024293
VL - 28
SP - 31
EP - 41
JO - Orthopedic Clinics of North America
JF - Orthopedic Clinics of North America
SN - 0030-5898
IS - 1
ER -