Relevance of the association between the change of cuff integrity and the clinical outcome from 1 to 2 years postoperatively

Few studies have evaluated the mid-term integrity of repaired rotator cuffs using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relevance of the association between the change of cuff integrity and the clinical outcome from 1 to 2 years postoperatively using MRI among 353 patients with rotator cuff tears treated with arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. Retear was detected in 53 cases (retear rate: 15.0%) in the first year after surgery, and the number of retear cases increased to 67 (19.0%) at 2 years after surgery.
Source: Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Source Type: research