title: Rotator cuff disease: a review of diagnosis, pathophysiology, and current trends in treatment.
abstract: This article reviews the anatomy, pathophysiology, and treatment of rotator cuff disease. A plan is presented to assist the clinician in making the appropriate diagnosis and proceed with adequate workup and treatment of a patient with shoulder pain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Frieman
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Albert
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Fenlin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000465:Algorithms; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology; D011859:Radiography; D017006:Rotator Cuff / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D000070636:Rotator Cuff Injuries; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging