Ultrasonic shear wave elastography predicts the quality of the residual tendon before the rotator cuff repair.
Xianghui ChenSiming ChenFei ZhangYaqiong ZhuDan YiHong XuJie TangQiang ZhangYue-Xiang WangPublished in: Insights into imaging (2024)
• Evaluating the quality of the residual tendon is important before surgery. • Elasticity measurements were negatively correlated with the arthroscopic score. • SWE is useful for predicting the quality of the residual tendon.