Débridement of Small Partial-thickness Rotator Cuff Tears in Elite Overhead Throwers

• Published in: Clinical orthopaedics and related research Vol. 466; no. 3; pp. 614 - 621
• Main Authors: Reynolds, Scott B., Dugas, Jeffrey R., Cain, E. Lyle, McMichael, Christopher S., Andrews, James R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer-Verlag 01.03.2008; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies
• Subjects: Adult; Arthroscopy; Athletic Performance; Baseball - injuries; Conservative Orthopedics; Debridement - methods; Humans; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Orthopedics; Recovery of Function; Retrospective Studies; Rotator Cuff - physiopathology; Rotator Cuff - surgery; Rotator Cuff Injuries; Severity of Illness Index; Sports Medicine; Surgery; Surgical Orthopedics; Symposium: New Approaches to Shoulder Surgery; Tendon Injuries - physiopathology; Tendon Injuries - surgery; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Rotator Cuff; Labral Tear; Baseball Player; Rotator Cuff Tear; Labral Repair

Elite overhead throwing athletes with rotator cuff tears represent a unique group of patients with an ultimate goal of returning to their previous level of competition. We hypothesized débridement of small partial-thickness rotator cuff tears would return the majority of elite overhead throwing athl...