[2021] NZACC 40 - OBrian v ACC (25 February 2021) [pdf, 329 KB]
...tear in an individual in their 5th decade or older. It also accepts that some rotator cuff tears are attritional. [35] Mr Wright was asked the question “was the subscapularis tendon torn in 2002?” After referring to the Shorecare Medical Services notes and a radiology report and the x-ray reports, he is of the view that it is unlikely given the mechanism of injury that there was a posterior dislocation. He continues by saying: On the other hand the description of loss of co...