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SGEM#74: Broken Arms (Diagnosing Rotator Cuff Disease) - The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine
Question: Does this patient with shoulder pain have rotator cuff disease?
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Experiencing Shoulder Pain All The Time? Try These 8 Exercises Out!
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Rotator cuff tear arthropathy
In 1977, Charles Neer and his colleagues invented the term “cuff tear arthropathy” and eventually provided the first detailed description of rotator cuff tear arthropathy (RCTA) in 1983. RCTA has three major characteristics: ☑️first, massive rotator cuff tear;☑️☑️ second, degenerative changes (i.e., glenoid erosion, loss of articular cartilage, osteoporosis of the humeral head, and eventually humeral head collapse); and☑️☑️☑️ third, superior migration of the humerus resulting in “femoraliza