Matthewson, GraemeBeach, Cara J.Nelson, Atiba A.Woodmass, Jarret M.Ono, YoheiBoorman, Richard S.Lo, Ian K. Y.Thornton, Gail M.2018-09-272018-09-272015-06-11Graeme Matthewson, Cara J. Beach, Atiba A. Nelson, et al., “Partial Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears: Current Concepts,” Advances in Orthopedics, vol. 2015, Article ID 458786, 11 pages, 2015. doi:10.1155/2015/458786http://hdl.handle.net/1880/108185https://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/45912Partial thickness rotator cuff tears are a common cause of pain in the adult shoulder. Despite their high prevalence, the diagnosis and treatment of partial thickness rotator cuff tears remains controversial. While recent studies have helped to elucidate the anatomy and natural history of disease progression, the optimal treatment, both nonoperative and operative, is unclear. Although the advent of arthroscopy has improved the accuracy of the diagnosis of partial thickness rotator cuff tears, the number of surgical techniques used to repair these tears has also increased. While multiple repair techniques have been described, there is currently no significant clinical evidence supporting more complex surgical techniques over standard rotator cuff repair. Further research is required to determine the clinical indications for surgical and nonsurgical management, when formal rotator cuff repair is specifically indicated and when biologic adjunctive therapy may be utilized.Journal Article2018-09-27enCopyright © 2015 Graeme Matthewson et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/458786