Symptomatic Rotator Cuff Tear Progression: Conservatively Treated Full- and Partial-Thickness Tears Continue to Progress.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To determine the likelihood of and risk factors for tear progression among patients with a symptomatic partial or full-thickness rotator cuff tears (RCTs) who return with continued shoulder pain and obtain subsequent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and to identify various patient factors and MRI findings associated with rotator cuff tear progression.

Methods

We performed a retrospective review of MRI studies from Veteran's Affair patients with conservatively treated partial- or full-thickness rotator cuff tears. Patient characteristics and demographics were obtained via chart review. Tear characteristics were measured on MRI obtained a minimum of 1 year apart. We defined progression as either (1) an increase from a partial to a full-thickness tear or (2) an increase

SUBMITTER: Frandsen JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9210491 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature