title: Full-thickness rotator-cuff tears in professional football players.
abstract: A survey was sent to team physicians in the National Football League to investigate the number of full-thickness rotator-cuff tears occurring in professional football players and to assess treatment of these injuries. Fifty-one full-thickness tears in 49 players were reported. Offensive linemen and linebackers were most commonly affected; 2 linemen sustained bilateral tears. The most common mechanism of injury was a fall onto the shoulder.
authors.affiliation: Woodbridge Orthopaedic and Spine Center, Broomfield, Colorado, USA.
authors.forename: Douglas A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Foulk
authors.forename: Matthew P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Darmelio
authors.forename: Arthur C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Rettig
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Misamore
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005538:Football / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D000070636:Rotator Cuff Injuries; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology