Rotator Cuff Tear Morphologic Parameters at Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Relationship With Muscle Atrophy and Fatty Infiltration and Patient-Reported Function and Health-Related Quality of Life

Conclusions
The extent of supraspinatus tendon and musculotendinous junction retraction influences the development of supraspinatus muscle atrophy and fatty infiltration, whereas the extent of infraspinatus tendon tear width influences the development of infraspinatus muscle fatty infiltration. Morphologic parameters defining RCT at magnetic resonance imaging did not correlate with clinical shoulder function scores.

Source: Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography - September 1, 2018 Category: Radiology Tags: Musculoskeletal Imaging Source Type: research