2024 AANA/ISAKOS Specialty Day All-Access Pass-Debate Introduction: 40-Year-Old Male With a Partial Rotator Cuff Tear Not Responding to Conservative Therapy

Debate Introduction: 40-Year-Old Male With a Partial Rotator Cuff Tear Not Responding to Conservative Therapy

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The session discusses a 40-year-old active male experiencing two years of shoulder pain following a traumatic injury during training. Despite non-operative treatments like injections, physical therapy, and medications, symptoms persist, including anterior tenderness and isolated supraspinatus weakness. Clinical tests (Neer and Hawkins) are positive, but there's no instability or tight posterior capsule. The panel includes Joe Toro, Rick Ryu, and Guillermo Arce, who highlight different aspects: tendon issues, biology, and biceps involvement, respectively. The discussion begins with Joe Toro presenting first, aiming to address the patient’s ongoing shoulder condition.

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Jonathan B. Ticker, M.D., FAANA & Ivan H. Wong, M.D., FAANA

Keywords

shoulder pain

supraspinatus weakness

Neer test

Hawkins test

biceps involvement