A Systematic Review of Preoperative Fatty Infiltration and Rotator Cuff Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fatty infiltration (FI) of the muscle as graded by the Goutallier classification (GC) is a well-known sequela following rotator cuff injury. The degree to which this predicts the success of rotator cuff repair is unknown.

Questions/purposes

We conducted a systematic review to address the following questions: (1) Does the grade of FI of the rotator cuff muscles present preoperatively predict retear rates postoperatively? (2) Are amounts of preoperative FI predictive of functional outcomes following repair?

Methods

Medline, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials online databases were searched for all literature published between January 1966 and March 2015. Keywords were chosen

SUBMITTER: Khair MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4916083 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature