Present situation and development prospects of the diagnosis and treatment of rotator cuff tears

Tianjun Zhou; Chang Han; Xisheng Weng

doi:10.3389/fsurg.2023.857821

Present situation and development prospects of the diagnosis and treatment of rotator cuff tears

Front Surg. 2023 Jun 27:10:857821. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2023.857821. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Tianjun Zhou^{1

2}, Chang Han^{1

2}, Xisheng Weng^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopedic, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
² State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China.

Abstract

Rotator cuff tears are an important cause of shoulder pain and are caused by degeneration or trauma of the shoulder tendon at the anatomical neck of the humeral head. The understanding and research of rotator cuff tears have a history of hundreds of years, and their etiology, diagnosis, and treatment have a complete system, but some detailed rules of diagnosis and treatment still have room for development. This research paper briefly introduces the diagnosis and treatment of rotator cuff tears. The current situation and its valuable research direction are described.

Keywords: arthroscopy; glucocorticoid; minimally invasive surgery; musculoskeletal ultrasound; rotator cuff tear.

Publication types

Review