title: Nonoperative management of full-thickness tears of the rotator cuff.
abstract: Rotator cuff tendonopathies are among the most common disorders encountered in the shoulder. There is an abundance of literature on the operative management of these lesions, but only a small amount devoted to nonoperative treatment of full-thickness tears of the rotator cuff. The purpose of this article is to review the literature pertaining to full-thickness tears as well as our results with expectant management.
authors.affiliation: Medical School, Department of Orthopaedics, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, USA.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Wirth
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Basamania
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Rockwood
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy*; D010808:Physical Examination; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D000070636:Rotator Cuff Injuries; D012421:Rupture / Q000628:therapy; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000503:physiopathology