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Globally, millions of individuals are impacted by the prevalence of rotator cuff syndrome and its associated diseases.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Aim:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We aimed at assessing the public awareness of rotator cuff syndrome and frozen shoulder as one of its severe complications in the general population of Saudi Arabia.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Materials and Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A cross-sectional, online survey was conducted on 1228 Saudi participants, using a questionnaire developed by the study authors.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 1228 were surveyed; 59.0% were male. The analysis showed that 29.2% of the study population were familiar with rotator cuff syndrome and 20.1% of the respondents knew someone with the condition. The overall awareness of rotator cuff syndrome and frozen shoulder was poor. The level of awareness was associated with younger age [\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">F<\/jats:italic>\n                      (1224) =16.76,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .000] lower economic status [F (1161) =2.71,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .04] region of residence [\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">t<\/jats:italic>\n                      (1162) =3.37,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .01] knowing a relative with the condition [\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">t<\/jats:italic>\n                      (1219) =4.92,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .000],\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">and the source of information<\/jats:italic>\n                      [\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">t<\/jats:italic>\n                      (1219) =4.92,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .000].\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This preliminary study revealed an overall lack of awareness of rotator cuff syndrome and frozen shoulder in the general population of Saudi Arabia. The awareness level was associated with the age of the respondents, income, region of residence, knowing someone with rotator cuff injury, and source of information about the condition. 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