How Many Seniors have Asymptomatic Full Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears?

What percentage of people over the age of 80 have asymptomatic full thickness rotator cuff tears?

A. less than twenty percent
B. more than fifty percent
C. thirty percent
D. full thickness rotator cuff tears are always symptomatic so the answer is zero
E. forty percent

The answer is B!

More than half of everyone after the age of 80 report no shoulder symptoms, yet do have a full thickness rotator cuff tear. This is one more reminder that we always have to treat people and not just their MRI findings.

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