acromioclavicular joint

Acromioclavicular joint (AC joint)

The acromioclavicular (AC) joint is located at the end of the clavicle (collar bone) toward the shoulder. It is where the clavicle meets a part of the scapula...

Shoulder Joint Arthritis

Shoulder Joint Arthritis

The term arthritis literally means inflammation of a joint, but is generally used to describe any condition in which there is damage to the cartilage. Damage...

Frozen shoulder

Frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis)

Frozen shoulder, also known as adhesive capsulitis, is a disorder characterized by pain, stiffness, and loss of range of motion in the shoulder. It affects about...

rotator cuff

Rotator Cuff Tears

The rotator cuff is made up of the tendons of four muscles. They are the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, subscapularis, and teres minor. These muscles...

Shoulder Impingement

Shoulder Impingement

Shoulder impingement is the subject of much debate amongst orthopaedic surgeons, and it is probably incompletely understood at this time. Shoulder...

Shoulder instability

Shoulder instability

Patients who develop shoulder instability will generally fall into one of three categories: Recurrent traumatic instabilty – those with a history...

Shoulder Fractures and Dislocations

Shoulder injury, fractures and dislocations

When a patient sustains a significant shoulder injury, the result is often a fracture or dislocation. When a doctor says that a bone is fractured, he or she means that the bone is broken...