For patients undergoing arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff, previous steroid injections into the shoulder don't increase the risk of surgical-site infection—unless the injection is ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . With the advancement of arthroscopic surgery in the repair of rotator cuff tears, the gold standard of open ...

Q. I am a 55-year-old skier who just returned from Colorado. Last week, I fell and dislocated my right shoulder. The shoulder was put back into place at the hospital and I was given a sling. X-rays ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- There is good news for the more than half a million people a year who need surgery to repair their rotator cuff. As CBS2's Dr. Max Gomez reported, 2 million people a year go to ...

WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. underwent surgery on Tuesday, according to a department spokesperson. The HHS secretary underwent rotator cuff surgery and plans ...

New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr abruptly announced his retirement after suffering a devastating shoulder injury. Carr, 34, released a statement Saturday explaining that he had decided to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . According to recently published results, there was no association between a single shoulder corticosteroid ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- Stem cells have shown promise for all sorts of medical issues for years. As CBS2's Dr. Max Gomez reports, you can now add shoulder surgery to that list. It's for the more than ...

Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Kobe Bryant has a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder. Now the question is, does he need season-ending surgery? The No. 3 scorer in NBA history will make his ...

Tears in the shoulder's rotator cuff, a common sports injury, are painful and restricting. New research shows an approved therapy for osteoporosis, Forteo, may speed healing and improve patient ...

Manny Pacquiao will have surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder, Los Angeles-based sports medicine surgeon Dr. Neal ElAttrache said, according to ESPN's Dan Rafael. Pacquiao ...