Efficacy of Imaging Modalities Assessing Fatty Infiltration in Rotator Cuff Tears.
Troy N TenbrunselJames D WhaleyDavid GolchianDanielle L MaloneDiego J L LimaVani Janaki SabesanPublished in: JBJS reviews (2020)
Increasing fatty infiltration of the rotator cuff is associated with greater repair failure rates and hence poorer overall clinical outcomes. MRI remains the gold standard for the imaging of rotator cuff tears and postoperative healing. Ultrasound can decrease health-care expenditures associated with the assessment of repair integrity postoperatively, although ultrasound is not as precise and has some limitations compared with MRI.