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From: Mel Smith on 22 Sep 2007 11:34
Hi:

I'm a newbie here (but am 75 yo).

I had a severe fall at a golf course on August 19/07

My MRI result said:

Summary:

".... A full thickness tear through the supraspinatus tendon is
present at its critical zone as described"

Detail:

" ... full thickness tear which measures approximately 1 cm in the
coronal plane and approximately 7 mm in the sagittal plane. The intact
portion is generally extremely thin in keeping with marked atrophy, and
estensive degenerative fraying. The teres minor and subscapularis tendons
appear intact. ..."

Question:

Any advice for me over the short or long term ???

TIA,

--
Mel Smith

From: dbmedco on 1 Oct 2007 23:18
On Sep 22, 9:34 am, "Mel Smith" <medsyn...(a)aol.com> wrote:
> Hi:
>
> I'm a newbie here (but am 75 yo).
>
> I had a severe fall at a golf course on August 19/07
>
> My MRI result said:
>
> Summary:
>
> ".... A full thickness tear through the supraspinatus tendon is
> present at its critical zone as described"
>
> Detail:
>
> " ... full thickness tear which measures approximately 1 cm in the
> coronal plane and approximately 7 mm in the sagittal plane. The intact
> portion is generally extremely thin in keeping with marked atrophy, and
> estensive degenerative fraying. The teres minor and subscapularis tendons
> appear intact. ..."
>
> Question:
>
> Any advice for me over the short or long term ???
>
> TIA,
>
> --
> Mel Smith

It needs to be fixed sorry to say and since winter is coming, now is a
good time to do it. You can rehab over the winter and play golf again
in the spring.

Darren, orthopedic sales consultant

From: Mel Smith on 29 Oct 2007 15:21
Darren said:


> It needs to be fixed sorry to say and since winter is coming, now is a
> good time to do it. You can rehab over the winter and play golf again
> in the spring.

Darren:

Sorry I haven't visited this site for several weeks :((

Thanks for your advice, but I visited an ortho three weeks ago, and he
said it to repair the rips, etc, would be like 'sewing wet kleenex' together
!

So, since I'm leaving for Arizona in a week for the winter, the ortho
instructed me to exercise daily and try to strengthen my other muscles to
accommodate the 'rotten'/atrophied/degenerative muscles/tendons.

I really would like to golf this winter and hope that these exercises
help (I don't like 'screaming in pain' on my golf swing follow-thru).

-Mel Smith

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