Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD A rotator cuff repair is a procedure in which torn tendons and/or muscles ...

acromial spur removal might not be necessary Rotator cuff repair relieves pain and improves function for symptomatic full-thickness tears, although 20–70% will re-rupture within 6 months ...

"The traditional repair technique involved an open operation where the rotator cuff tendon is secured into a bone trench using sutures and with the move to performing repairs with arthroscopy ...