The Shoulder

Total rupture of the supraspinatus tendon

Treatment

Surgical repair must be considered in a younger patient, especially if the lesion is traumatic.

In elderly patients the option is conservative treatment:

1. A local infiltration with 10 mg triamcinolone is given at the remnants of the insertion into the humeral tuberosity to abolish the painful arc.
2. Physiotherapie with functional exercices

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