The loss of Jones has played a big role in New Orleans plummeting from No. 6 in defensive efficiency to 30th this season.

Nonoperative treatment, such physical therapy, is the typical approach to treating rotator-cuff tears. However, surgery is considered in certain patients whose rotator-cuff tears don't resolve with ...

Shoulder symptoms led to an average of 9.6 million physician visits in 2015 and 2016 in the United States.The most common cause of those shoulder ...

3. Fukuda H. The management of partial-thickness tears of the rotator cuff. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery British Volume 2003; 85: 3–11. 4. Lehman RC and Perry CR. Arthroscopic surgery for ...

Cartilage is a living tissue 2 millimeters to 3 millimeters thick — about the thickness of one or two layers of cardboard ... can be present in both shoulders at the same time. Rotator cuff tear ...

The results show that surgery is more expensive than non-surgical treatment ... about the effect and safety of rotator cuff repair for degenerative full-thickness rotator cuff tears compared to ...

As reported by Orthopedics Today, researchers reviewed data from 345 patients who underwent surgery for 349 proximal humerus fractures from January 2007 to June 2012. They looked at patient ...