Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair With Concomitant Capsular Release.

Patients with rotator cuff tears may present with or subsequently develop concomitant shoulder stiffness. The treatment of rotator cuff tears in the face of passive glenohumeral motion loss is controversial. Preoperative shoulder stiffness has been considered by some a contraindication to rotator cuff repair.

Impact of neck and arm pain on overall health status.

Study Design: A prospective, multicenter, cross-sectional analysis of data from the National Spine Network database.

Objectives: To compare the relative impact of radicular and axial symptoms associated with disease of the cervical spine on general health as measured by the SF-36 Health Survey, and to compare the impact of these symptoms among patients of varying age and symptom duration.

Background: Degenerative disorders of the cervical spine can cause debilitating symptoms of neck and arm pain.

Donor site morbidity after anterior iliac crest bone harvest for single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.

Study Design: This retrospective, questionnaire-based investigation evaluated iliac crest bone graft (ICBG) site morbidity in patients having undergone a single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) procedure performed by a single surgeon (T.J.A.