Rotator cuff tears in athletes

Auplish, S; Funk, L

Abstract

A rotator cuff tear in the athlete is different to the classic, more common cuff tear in the elderly. It is either a traumatic or an overhead, overuse injury in high functional demand patients, so it requires more active and earlier intervention, suspicion of injury, and specific assessment and treatment to enable return to the pre-injury level of sport.

Citation

Auplish, S., & Funk, L. (2009). Rotator cuff tears in athletes. British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 70(5), 271-275

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: May 1, 2009
• Deposit Date: Jun 10, 2011
• Journal: British Journal of Hospital Medicine
• Print ISSN: 1750-8460
• Publisher: MA Healthcare
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 70
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 271-275
• Related Public URLs: http://www.bjhm.co.uk/cgi-bin/go.pl/library/abstract.html?uid=42223