Rotator Cuff Injury (cont.)
IN THIS ARTICLE
- Rotator Cuff Injury Overview
- Rotator Cuff Injury Causes
- Rotator Cuff Injury Symptoms
- When to Seek Medical Care
- Exams and Tests
- Rotator Cuff Injury Treatment
- Self-Care at Home
- Medical Treatment
- Next Steps
- Follow-up
- Prevention
- Outlook
- Multimedia
- Authors and Editors
- Viewer Comments: Rotator Cuff Injury - How did you injure
Authors and Editors
Author: Robert M McNamara, MD, FAAEM, Professor of Emergency Medicine, Temple University; Chief, Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Emergency Medicine, Temple University Hospital.
Editor: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor, eMedicineHealth.com
Previous contributing author and editors:
Author: Chad H
Felsenstein, MD, Staff Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Temple
University Hospital.
Editors: Scott H Plantz, MD,
FAAEM, Research Director, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine,
Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy
Editor, eMedicine; Thomas Rebbecchi, MD, FAAEM, Program Director, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.
Last Editorial Review: 7/10/2008
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