50 Years ago in CORR: Ruptures of the rotator cuff: Julius Neviaser MD CORR 1954;3:92-98.

摘要

Although the entity, 'Ruptures of the Rotator Cuff,' has gained widespread acceptance since the publication of Codman's text, The Shoulder, the diagnosis and the management remain beclouded with the aura of confusion, half truths and misunderstanding." So began Julius Neviaser in 1954 [5], as he attempted to clarify the confusion. (Codman's text was published in 1934 [1].) One fallacy he dismissed was that the supraspinatus tendon was required to initiate and maintain shoulder abduction: patients with torn tendons, he suggested, readily abducted their shoulder if injected with a local anesthetic to eliminate the pain reflex. He stated,