TY - JOUR
T1 - Irreparable rotator cuff tears
T2 - A novel classification system
AU - Castricini, R.
AU - De Benedetto, M.
AU - Orlando, N.
AU - Gervasi, E.
AU - Castagna, A.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Background: Irreparable rotator cuff tears can be managed by several approaches. However, current tear classifications fail to reflect the wide variety of their presentation, which has important clinical and prognostic implications. Methods: We describe a novel classification system based on preoperative imaging findings and intraoperative observation where each cuff tendon (numbered sequentially: 1-supraspinatus, 2-infraspinatus, 3-teres minor, and 4-subscapularis) is assessed intraoperatively for reducibility to the footprint; tendons with reparable lesions are assessed for fatty degeneration (which predicts healing potential) and given a plus if degeneration is
AB - Background: Irreparable rotator cuff tears can be managed by several approaches. However, current tear classifications fail to reflect the wide variety of their presentation, which has important clinical and prognostic implications. Methods: We describe a novel classification system based on preoperative imaging findings and intraoperative observation where each cuff tendon (numbered sequentially: 1-supraspinatus, 2-infraspinatus, 3-teres minor, and 4-subscapularis) is assessed intraoperatively for reducibility to the footprint; tendons with reparable lesions are assessed for fatty degeneration (which predicts healing potential) and given a plus if degeneration is
KW - Fatty infiltration
KW - Irreparable rotator cuff tear
KW - Rotator cuff tear
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U2 - 10.1007/s12306-014-0320-5
DO - 10.1007/s12306-014-0320-5
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84898932763
VL - 98
JO - Musculoskeletal Surgery
JF - Musculoskeletal Surgery
SN - 2035-5106
IS - SUPPL. 1
ER -