Rotator cuff disease: a review of diagnosis, pathophysiology, and current trends in treatment

B G Frieman; T J Albert; J M Fenlin Jr

Rotator cuff disease: a review of diagnosis, pathophysiology, and current trends in treatment

Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1994 May;75(5):604-9.

Authors

B G Frieman¹, T J Albert, J M Fenlin Jr

Affiliation

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.

PMID: 8185458

Abstract

This article reviews the anatomy, pathophysiology, and treatment of rotator cuff disease. A plan is presented to assist the clinician in making the appropriate diagnosis and proceed with adequate workup and treatment of a patient with shoulder pain.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Algorithms
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Joint Diseases / diagnosis
Joint Diseases / physiopathology
Joint Diseases / therapy
Pain / physiopathology
Radiography
Rotator Cuff / pathology*
Rotator Cuff / physiopathology
Rotator Cuff Injuries
Shoulder Joint / diagnostic imaging