New York Jets wide receiver Eric Decker underwent hip surgery on Tuesday, pushing back his previously scheduled rotator-cuff surgery and jeopardizing his availability for the start of the 2017 season.

The rotator cuff is a group of muscles and tendons holding the shoulder joint in place. If an individual injures their rotator cuff, Medicare may cover the surgery costs if a doctor confirms it is ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Almost any injury can be ...

Defined as a tear greater than 5 cm in the anterior-posterior dimension or a complete tear of two or more rotator cuff tendons, a massive rotator cuff tear can be caused by traumatic injuries or ...

An accident left Jim Smith with shoulder pain so severe he couldn't even raise his arm. I was down to practically doing nothing because whatever I did, I couldn't even trim bushes in the yard because ...

DES PLAINES - The Illinois Bone & Joint Institute is using a new balloon implant procedure to treat patients with massive irreparable rotator cuff tears in their shoulders. Dr. Roger Chams, an IBJI ...

Exploring regenerative medicine and orthobiologics has been a top priority at Chicago-based Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, and it’s just the beginning for innovation, Brian Cole, MD, said. Dr. Cole, ...