Rotator Cuff Tear

The history of rotator cuff tendinopathy started more than 150 years ago, when some types of shoulder pain were attributed to ‘rupture of the rotator cuff tendon’. In the third millennium, the pathogenetic mechanisms leading to rotator cuff problems are still debated. Although conservative measures are the first-line therapy, poor spontaneous tendon healing and progression from partial-thickness to full-thickness tears may mandate surgery. Biological, biomechanical and clinical studies have been