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Fatty Atrophy of the Rotator Cuff can’t be Reversed by Successful Shoulder Surgery
A doctor discusses fatty muscle atrophy in rotator cuff tears and reviews the research showing that this type of muscle weakness predicts a poor recovery from rotator cuff repair surgery. The possible role of stem cell injections in helping this condition is also discussed.
Can Rotator Cuff Tear Repair Wait?
A doctor discusses how research on how long shoulder rotator cuff patients can wait before surgery and how this may impact their eventual outcome.
Study Shows Asymptomatic Rotator Cuff Tears More Common in Diabetic Patients
A doctor discusses that shoulder rotator cuff tears are common in elderly diabetic patients and that using injections of the patient's own stem cells into these tears may be a way to prevent massive rotator cuff tears from occurring later and thus avoid shoulder surgery.
2 Year Follow-up on Full Thickness, non-retracted Rotator Cuff Tear Treated with Stem Cells
A doctor discusses how an injection of stem cells into the rotator cuff helped heal a womans full thickness tear without the need for surgery.
Stem Cell Injection for Partial Shoulder Rotator Cuff Tear
A doctor discusses how a stem cell injection into a shoulder partial rotator cuff tear helped a patient avoid surgery and reduced downtime and recovery.
Stem Cell Numbers and Shoulder Partial Rotator Cuff Tear / Tendinosis
A doctor discusses how stem cell injections plus platelets into a torn rotator cuff helped the patient return to normal activities without the need for surgery.
Et tu Shoulder Surgery?
A doctor discusses why shoulder surgery for a torn rotator cuff might not be better than just physical therapy and injections.
