Evaluation and Management of Full Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears
The Problem The rotator cuff is made up of tendons from the supraspinatous, infraspinatous, teres minor and subscapularis (‘SITS’) muscles, and plays an important role in the dynamic stability of the shoulder joint. These tendons may become damaged through an acute traumatic injury and/or through a chronic degenerative process of which multiple intrinsic and extrinsic…