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Rotator Cuff Disease

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Rotator cuff tendinopathy is considered to be the most common cause of shoulder pain. It often results from impingement between the coracoacromial arch and the humeral head, also known as shoulder impingement syndrome. If not treated properly, it can progress to rotator cuff tear. Rotator cuff tendinopathy presents as anterolateral shoulder pain that is often aggravated by overhead activity. Tears usually present with pain and weakness. Physical examination includes impingement signs such as Neer’s test and Hawkins test, as well as tests specific for tears, such as the drop arm test and testing resisted external rotation. Management can be conservative or surgical depending on the patient’s age and level of activity.

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  1. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA

    Abir Naguib Abdallah MD & Se Won Lee MD

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  1. Department of Orthopedics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA

    Stuart B. Kahn

  2. Interventional Pain Management, San Antonio, Texas, USA

    Rachel Yinfei Xu

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Abdallah, A.N., Lee, S.W. (2017). Rotator Cuff Disease. In: Kahn, S., Xu, R. (eds) Musculoskeletal Sports and Spine Disorders. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50512-1_11

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