Effect of Fatty Infiltration of the Infraspinatus Muscle on Outcomes and Graft Failure After Arthroscopic Superior Capsule Reconstruction for Irreparable Posterosuperior Rotator Cuff Tears.

Jun-Bum LeeErica KholinneJi Woong YeomHui BenBasim Masoud AlAhmadiKyoung-Hwan KohIn-Ho Jeon

Published in: The American journal of sports medicine (2022)

Severe FI of the infraspinatus muscle was a factor indicating a poor prognosis for graft integrity after SCR. Preoperative evaluation of FI in the rotator cuff muscles can help predict postoperative outcomes and may help guide therapeutic options.

Keyphrases

rotator cuff
poor prognosis
long non coding rna
patients undergoing
skeletal muscle
early onset
adipose tissue
fatty acid