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What Is Shoulder Marrow Stimulation?

For patients with a rotator cuff injury whose range of motion and pain do not improve despite a period of conservative treatment or intra-articular injections, bone marrow stimulation during surgery can be considered. At the damaged rotator cuff attachment site, the bone marrow is stimulated with a special needle to cause bleeding, and the substances in the blood that promote ligament growth help the rotator cuff injury heal.