title: Rotator cuff tears in athletes.
abstract: A rotator cuff tear in the athlete is different to the classic, more common cuff tear in the elderly. It is either a traumatic or an overhead, overuse injury in high functional demand patients, so it requires more active and earlier intervention, suspicion of injury, and specific assessment and treatment to enable return to the pre-injury level of sport.
authors.affiliation: Wrightington Hospital, Wigan.
authors.forename: Sunil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Auplish
authors.forename: Lennard
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Funk
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D017006:Rotator Cuff / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D000070636:Rotator Cuff Injuries; D012783:Shoulder Dislocation / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D019534:Shoulder Impingement Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome