Title: Implementation of a specialist shoulder soft tissue injury clinic results in reduced time to surgery for traumatic rotator cuff tears
Abstract: Relevance: Shoulder problems account for 2.4% of GP consultations in the United Kingdom and of those 70% are related to the rotator cuff. Many rotator cuff tears are of a degenerate nature but they can occur as a result of trauma in 8% of cases. Evidence suggests that patients with traumatic rotator cuff tears gain a better outcome in terms of pain and function if the tear is repaired early after injury.