Authors:

Peter J. Millett

Abstract:

The study by Mall is an important, clinically relevant investigation that highlights the natural history of rotator cuff disease and specifically looks at the progression of asymptomatic tears and the factors associated with this progression.

For the complete study: Commentary on an article by Nathan A. Mall, MD, et al.: ‘‘Symptomatic Progression of Asymptomatic Rotator Cuff Tears: A Prospective Study of Clinical and Sonographic Variables’’