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Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow 2011;14(2):159-164.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5397/CiSE.2011.14.2.159    Published online December 31, 2011.
Relationship of the Sagittal Extent of Rotator Cuff Tears to the Grade of Fatty Degeneration of the Rotator Cuff Muscles
Joong Bae Seo, Myung Ho Kim, Je Min Yi
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Dan Kook University, Cheonan, Korea. ssjb1990@dku.edu
회전근 개 파열 크기에 대한 지방변성의 양상 변화
서중배·김명호·이제민
단국대학교 의과대학 정형외과학교실
Abstract
PURPOSE
To investigate the relationship between the size of a rotator cuff tear and the grade of fatty degeneration of the supraspinatus and infraspinatus muscles. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From a database of 541 patients who underwent a shoulder MRI between September 2004 and September 2010, we enrolled 148 patients that had a full-thickness rotator cuff tear. The anteroposterior diameter of the tear was measured in sagittal views on an MRI. The patients were divided into 6 groups reflecting the anteroposterior diameter: group 1 (a width of <10 mm), group 2 (10 mm< or =width<15 mm), group 3 (15 mm< or =width<20 mm), group 4 (20 mm< or =width<25 mm), group 5 (25 mm< or =width<30 mm) and group 6 (a width<30 mm). Fatty degeneration was rated according to Goutallier et al.
RESULTS
Fatty degeneration in the supraspinatus and infraspinatus muscles increased with the severity of the rotator cuff tear. The supraspinatus fatty degeneration increased prominently as the tear size increased from 15~19 mm to 20~24 mm and from 25~29 mm to over 30 mm. The infraspinatus fatty degeneration increased prominently as the tear size increased from 25~29 mm to over 30 mm. Seventeen patients had tear widths under 10 mm and 8 patients among them had fatty degeneration of the infraspinatus.
CONCLUSION
Fatty degeneration in supraspinatus and infraspinatus muscles increases prominently at specific tear sizes. The presence of tears under 10 mm with infraspinatus fatty degeneration indicates that the infraspinatus tendon may have an anatomical or functional effect even in small tears.
Key Words: Rotator cuff tear; Tear size; Fatty degeneration


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