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The rotator cuff is a group of muscles and tendons that hold the shoulder joint in place and allow you to move your arm and shoulder. Problems with the rotator cuff may cause weakness or pain and restrict movement. It may also cause damage to the shoulder joint. Often, tendons can be repaired.
Surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff most often involves re-attaching the tendon to the head of the humerus (upper arm bone). A partial tear, however, may need only a trimming or smoothing procedure called a debridement.
A rotator cuff repair is usually done with either an arthroscope or as a surgery with an open, large incision or a very small incision.
If your rotator cuff is injured, it may need surgery to repair it. This may include shaving off bone spurs that are pinching the shoulder or repairing torn tendons or muscles in the shoulder. This usually involves reattaching the tendon to the head of the humerus.
To repair a torn rotator cuff, an orthopedic surgeon reattaches the tendon to the humerus (upper arm bone) using an absorbable suture anchor. The surgery’s success is dependent on how well this interface between the tendon and bone heals.
Description. When one or more of the rotator cuff tendons is torn, the tendon becomes partially or completely detached from the head of the humerus. In most rotator cuff tears, the tendon is torn away from the bone. Most tears occur in the supraspinatus tendon, but other parts of the rotator cuff may also be involved.
Steroid (cortisone) injections. Physical therapy. The goals of treatment are to relieve pain and restore strength to the involved shoulder. Even though most tears cannot heal on their own, you can often achieve good function without surgery.