I am a 47 yr old male. I am trying to decide if surgery is indicated in my case.  I fell on my right arm playing beach volley ball and torn my supraspinatus tendon 3 weeks ago.  Still have pain at night and have very decreased ROM because of pain and weakness. I have read that surgery is indicated when tear is 30% or more.  How can I know if my tear is wider than 30%?  The MRI shows the tendon completely detached in 2 consecutive images and then it shows it intact in the third image.  WHat does that mean? Each image, as far as I understand, is separated by 2 mm distance.  Does that mean that the tear is 4 mm wide? How wide is the whole tendon?  I have seen 2 doctors: one says I shouldn't operate and the other says I should get the operation done soon.  One of them told me I could ask 1000 doctors about my case and their opinion would be divided 500 for and 500 against...

Thanks.

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