Rotator Cuff Nonoperative Management - Rob Sneath 14/11/2000
Nonoperative Management of Rotator Cuff Tears
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Brief
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Tempelhof Hamburg, Germany J Shoulder Elbow Surg 1999
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Authors
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S. Tempelhof, S. Rupp and R Seil
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Title
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Age-related prevalence of rotator cuff tears in asymptomatic shoulders
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Reference
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J Shoulder Elbow Surg 1999;8(4):296-299
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Summary
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Prospective clinical and ultrasonographic study of 411 volunteers. 23% of all subjects had a tear and 51% of over 80's
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Critique
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A well thought out study making an important point
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Brief
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Wirth San Antonio, Texas Orthop Clin North Am 1997
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Authors
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A. Wirth, C. Basamania and
C. Rockwood, Jr
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Title
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Nonoperative management of full-thickness tears of the rotator cuff
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Reference
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Orthop Clin North Am 1997;28(1):59-67
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Summary
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60 patients with full thickness tears. Good results with the UCLA shoulder scoring system.
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Critique
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Explains their rehab programme in detail. Brief material and methods section. Another American paper reporting excellent results compared to others
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