Hypercholesterolemia
Fig. 1 Percentage of hypercholesterolemia among patients with rotator cuff tear (RCT)/with adhesive capsulitis (AC) and subjects with no shoulder disorders Fig. 2 Percentage of hypercholesterolemia among patients with rotator…
Joint Degeneration
Fig. 1 X-Ray of a left shoulder. The arrow shows degenerative changes of the AC joint Anatomy and Biomechanics The AC joint connects the lateral aspect of the clavicle to…
Cells in Rotator Cuff Healing
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Stefano Gumina (ed.)Rotator Cuff Tear10.1007/978-3-319-33355-7_42 Stem Cells in Rotator Cuff Healing Pietro Randelli1 , Alessandra Menon1, Vincenza Ragone1, Davide Cucchi1 and Paolo Cabitza1 (1) Department of Biomedical Science for the Health, IRCCS Policlinico San…
Association Between Alcohol Consumption and Rotator Cuff Tear
Cases 249 Tear type: Small 94 Large 88 Massive 67 Controls 356 Sex, M/F 325, 280 p = 0.08 Mean age (range), years Cases 64 (54–78) p = 0.2…
Role of Genetics
Genes Full name Role DEFB1 Defensin beta 1 Defensins could act on many immune cells through Toll-like receptor 4, regulating the entire immune response The involvement of b-defensin with progressive…
Blood Hypertension
SBPa DBPb Office or clinic 140 90 24-h 125–130 80 Day 130–135 85 Night 120 70 Home 130–135 85 a SBP systolic blood pressure b DBP diastolic blood pressure…
Impact of Aging on Rotator Cuff Tear Size
Mean age (SD)a Gender N subjects older than 60b M F Small tear patients (N = 130) 53.8 (8.4) 72 58 20 (15.38) Large tear patients (N = 312)…
