title: Initial Nonoperative Care Is Reasonable for Older Patients: Commentary on an article by Juha Kukkonen, MD, PhD, et al.: "Treatment of Nontraumatic Rotator Cuff Tears. A Randomized Controlled Trial with Two Years of Clinical and Imaging Follow-up".
authors.affiliation: Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
mesh_terms: D000174:Acromion / Q000601:surgery*; D001178:Arthroplasty; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D000070636:Rotator Cuff Injuries; D012785:Shoulder Joint