When the Rotator Cuff Can’t Be Repaired: Modern Surgical Options for Irreparable Tears
By Dr. Paul Rothenberg, MD · Orthopedic Surgery · 10 min read For most rotator cuff tears, a structured course of physical therapy, activity modification, and targeted injections resolves symptoms or makes the shoulder manageable without surgery. But a subset of tears — large, chronically retracted, with significant fatty degeneration of the muscle — reach a point where the […]