What Is Rotator Cuff Surgery?
Rotator cuff surgery refers to a procedure that is performed to repair a group of torn tendons that are responsible for the major functions and movements of the shoulder joint. Because the rotator cuff is basically a group of tendons that comes together to form the covering of, and are attached to, the upper portion of the humerus, they cannot heal by themselves when significantly torn or detached. Rotator cuff repair surgery is performed in either an open fashion, arthroscopically, or a combination of the two.
