Repair vs. Reverse: The Progression of Rotator Cuff Pathology

Send us Fan MailEver feel like every rotator cuff tear has its own personality? Some just need a little TLC and a scope… others are galloping straight toward a reverse. In this episode, the Joint Effort PAs saddle up to break down the wild ride from partial tears to cuff tear arthropathy — and when it’s time to trade the suture anchor for a prosthesis. 🤠💀We’ll cover:The biomechanics behind why cuff tears go rogueHow the reverse shoulder lets the deltoid save the dayPearls for deciding who gets a repair vs. who’s due for a reverseHow to explain it all to patients without their eyes glazing overSo tighten your stirrups and grab your lasso — we’re wrangling the supraspinatus and chasing down the truth about the shoulder’s most dramatic pathology.