ReviewCurrent reviews in musculoskeletal medicine2018
The Repaired Rotator Cuff: MRI and Ultrasound Evaluation.
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- Suprascapular nerve release does not provide additional benefits in arthroscopic rotator cuff repair surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Pooled it
- Allograft and autograft provide similar retear rates for the management of large and massive rotator cuff tears: a review and meta-analysis.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2022Pooled it
- Postoperative Outcomes Following Bridging Reconstruction for Large to Massive Rotator Cuff Tears Using Two Different Dermal Allografts: A Retrospective Cohort Comparison Study.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2026Article
- Diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasonography for rotator cuff tears : Comparison with magnetic resonance arthrography as the gold standard.Radiologie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Subcoracoid Cyst: A Possible Predictive Marker for Postoperative Retears of Rotator Cuff After Arthroscopic Repair.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- Clinical and Radiologic Outcomes of Augmented Partial Repair with Acellular Dermal Allograft and Superior Capsular Reconstruction in Massive Rotator Cuff Tears: 2-Year Follow-Up.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Development and application of a proximal hamstring MRI-based scoring tool in patients undergoing proximal hamstring tendon surgical repair.Journal of orthopaedics · 2023Article
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- The Spectrum of Shoulder Pathologies on Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Pictorial Review.Cureus · 2023Review
- Association between functional outcome scores and MRI-based structural integrity after rotator cuff repair: a prospective cohort study.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2022Article
- Five Year Follow up of Retrospective Cohort Comparing Structural and Functional Outcome of Arthroscopic Single-row ersus Double-row Suture Bridge Repair of Large Posterosuperior Rotator Cuff Tear in Patients Less than or Equal to 70 Years.The archives of bone and joint surgery · 2021Article
- Deep learning method for segmentation of rotator cuff muscles on MR images.Skeletal radiology · 2021Article
- Evaluation of Diagnostic Precision of Ultrasound for Rotator Cuff Disorders in Patients with Shoulder Pain.The archives of bone and joint surgery · 2020Article
- Short-Term Clinical Outcomes and Comparison of Ultrasound Versus Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Superior Capsular Reconstruction.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2020Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewThe purposes of this review were to provide an overview of the current practice of evaluating the postoperative rotator cuff on imaging and to review the salient imaging findings of the normal and abnormal postoperative rotator cuff, as well as of postoperative complications. RECENT
findingsThe repaired rotator cuff frequently appears abnormal on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasound (US). Recent studies have shown that while the tendons typically normalize, they can demonstrate clinically insignificant abnormal imaging appearances for longer than 6 months. Features of capsular thickening or subacromial-subdeltoid bursal thickening and fluid distension were found to decrease substantially in the first 6-month postoperative period. MRI and US were found to be highly comparable in the postoperative assessment of the rotator cuff, although they had a lower sensitivity for partial thickness tears. Imaging evaluation of newer techniques such as patch augmentation and superior capsular reconstruction needs to be further investigated. MRI and US are useful in the postoperative assessment of the rotator cuff, not only for evaluation of the integrity of the rotator cuff, but also for detecting hardware complications and other etiologies of shoulder pain.
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