Background: Traditional shoulder physical examination (PE) tests have suboptimal sensitivity for detection of supraspinatus full-thickness tears (FTTs). Therefore, clinicians may continue to suspect FTTs in some patients with negative rotator cuff PE tests and turn to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)…
Based on data from a prospective study, Scott D. Martin, MD, director of the Joint Preservation Service within the Department of Orthopaedics Sports Medicine Center at Massachusetts General Hospital, and colleagues now call into question the use of MRI before a trial of…
The unique histology of the chondrolabral junction was identified in a caprine model. This unique type-1, crimped, loose collagen helps explain how the hip joint can withstand huge sheer forces over time. This discovery leads us on a quest to…