The aim of this study was to compare histological muscle changes in partial-thickness to full-thickness tears of the supraspinatus tendon. Methods Muscle biopsies of nine partially torn and 15 fully ...

Methods 9 partially torn supraspinatus tendons and matched intact subscapularis tendons were biopsied and compared to 10 reference subscapularis tendon samples. Immunohistochemistry was used to assess ...