ArticleClinics in orthopedic surgery2021
Correlation between Severity of Synovitis and Clinical Features in Rotator Cuff Tears.
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- Synovial Fluid Biomarkers Reflect Pre- and Postoperative Clinical Features in Rotator Cuff Tears, Independent of Tear Size.Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society · 2026Article
- Preoperative pain associated with rotator cuff tears correlates with synovitis severity in the rotator interval.JSES international · 2026Article
- Supine-induced Increase in Blood Flow Velocity in the Anterior Humeral Circumflex Artery Associates with Nocturnal Sitting-relief Shoulder Pain.Progress in rehabilitation medicine · 2025Article
- The impact of supraspinatus tear on subscapularis muscle atrophy and fatty infiltration.Clinics in shoulder and elbow · 2024Article
- Blood flow velocity in the anterior humeral circumflex artery and tear size can predict synovitis severity in patients with rotator cuff tears.Clinics in shoulder and elbow · 2024Article
- Clinical Implication of Glenohumeral and Subacromial Synovitis in Rotator Cuff Tears.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2023Article
- Characteristics of Synovial Fistula of the Ankle Joint: A Case Series.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Knot impingement after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair mimicking infection: A case report.World journal of clinical cases · 2022Article
- Clinical and structural outcome of intra-articular steroid injection for early stiffness after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.International orthopaedics · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundRotator cuff tears can be asymptomatic in some cases; however, even when the tear size is small, clinical symptoms can be very severe. This suggests that symptoms of rotator cuff tears are related to factors other than the size. Although synovitis has been cited as one of the factors, there is no grading system for synovitis in rotator cuff tears. Moreover, there are few studies that evaluated the relationship between synovitis and clinical features in patients with rotator cuff tears.
methodsPatients with medium-sized rotator cuff tears, who were scheduled for arthroscopic repair, were recruited for this study. The glenohumeral joint was divided into 4 quarters. Then, vascularity and hypertrophy of the joint were graded in each quarter using a modified scoring system. Clinical assessment was performed preoperatively and at 3 months and 6 months after surgery. Finally, correlation between the severity of synovitis and clinical features was analyzed.
resultsThe intraobserver correlation coefficient was 0.815 to 0.918 and the interobserver correlation coefficient was 0.779 to 0.992 for the single measurement. Vascularity was significantly correlated with the range of motion, strength, and constant score within 6 months after surgery. Hypertrophy was correlated with the range of motion within 6 months after surgery.
conclusionsSynovitis in the shoulder with rotator cuff tears can be graded by using our modified scoring system. The severity of synovitis was closely related to the clinical features after surgery. Therefore, when treating patients with rotator cuff tears, treatment of synovitis should also be considered.
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