The rotator cuff is a group of muscles and tendons that keep your upper arm bone (humerus) in the shoulder socket. Tissues of the rotator cuff can become diseased due to overuse or injury ...

Degenerative wear and tear: Gradual degeneration due to aging, repetitive shoulder motions (common in athletes and certain ...

Then there was the bone spur in his right foot. His right shoulder would sometimes pop out of socket on and off the field. The natural laws of physical decline also caught up with the athlete’s ...

Romeo, MD, said an open Bankart repair may not be enough for treatment of a second shoulder dislocation with 6% glenoid bone loss in a high school linebacker. Although many surgeons would perform ...