Surgically Repaired Massive Rotator Cuff Tears: MRI of Tendon Integrity, Muscle Fatty Degeneration, and Muscle Atrophy Correlated with Intraoperative and Clinical Findings

María Asencio Mellado, José; Calmet, J.; Olona, Montserrat; Estève, C.; Camins, Àngels; Palomar, Laura; Giné, Josep; Saurí, A.

doi:10.2214/ajr.184.5.01841456

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Surgically Repaired Massive Rotator Cuff Tears: MRI of Tendon Integrity, Muscle Fatty Degeneration, and Muscle Atrophy Correlated with Intraoperative and Clinical Findings

Published in American Journal of Roentgenology • May 1, 2005

Authors:

José María Asencio Mellado

J. Calmet

Montserrat Olona

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Our goal in this study was to evaluate by means of MRI the clinical significance of tendon integrity, muscle fatty degeneration, and muscle atrophy in surgically repaired massive rotator cuff tears and to correlate these and other prognostic factors with intraoperative and clinical findin...

Subject

Rotator cuff

Medicine

Tears

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