ArticleShoulder & elbow2019
The effect of obesity on fatty infiltration of the rotator cuff musculature in patients without rotator cuff tears.
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- Obesity and sex influence fatty infiltration of the rotator cuff: the Rotator Cuff Outcomes Workgroup (ROW) and Multicenter Orthopaedic Outcomes Network (MOON) cohorts.Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery · 2022Pooled it
- Pre-operative deltoid fatty infiltration as a predictor of outcomes after reverse total shoulder arthroplasty: a systematic review.JSES reviews, reports, and techniques · 2026Review
- Chronic Adaptation of Achilles Tendon Tissues upon Injury to Rotator Cuff Tendon in Hyperlipidemic Swine.Journal of orthopaedics and sports medicine · 2024Article
- Hyperlipidemia Induced Pathological Changes with no Effect in Biomechanical Properties in the Achilles Tendon of Young Swine.Journal of orthopaedics and sports medicine · 2024Article
- Hyperlipidemia Lowers the Biomechanical Properties of Rotator Cuff Tendon.Journal of orthopaedics and sports medicine · 2023Article
- Arthritis Severity and Medical Comorbidities Are Prognostic of Worse Outcomes Following Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair in Patients With Concomitant Glenohumeral Osteoarthritis.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2022Article
- Fatty infiltration in the intact supraspinatus tendon; a normal physiological response with increasing age and female gender.Shoulder & elbow · 2022Article
- Factors Influencing the Reparability and Healing Rates of Rotator Cuff Tears.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2020Review
- Rotator Cuff Fibro-Adipogenic Progenitors Demonstrate Highest Concentration, Proliferative Capacity, and Adipogenic Potential Across Muscle Groups.Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe modified Goutallier classification system describes the fatty infiltration of rotator cuff musculature (RCM) seen on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to assist with surgical decision-making for patients with rotator cuff tears (RCT). We describe the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and fatty infiltration in patients without RCT.
methodsTwenty-five patients from each of four different BMI ranges (< 25 kg/m
resultsGrade distributions varied significantly based on BMI category for infraspinatus (
conclusionsObese and severely obese patients without RCT have more fatty infiltration seen on MRI. Patient factors (older age and diagnosis of diabetes mellitus) can be predictive of fatty infiltration in RCM. Fatty infiltration of RCM is not solely attributable to the presence of a RCT.
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