Serial Changes of Fatty Degeneration and Clinical Outcomes after Repair of Medium-Sized Rotator Cuff Tears.

In the SRT group, IFFR and PFFR progressed in the late postoperative period and clinical scores improved over time. However, in the LRT group, IFFR and PFFR progressed in the early and late postoperative periods and clinical scores did not improve at the late postoperative follow-up.