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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2023

Risk factors for symptomatic rotator cuff tears: a retrospective case-control study.

Jinlong Zhao, Lingfeng Zeng, Guihong Liang, Minghui Luo, Weiyi Yang, Jun Liu, Jianke Pan

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Article in Frontiers in medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Degenerative Shoulder Diseases: Shoulder Injuries, Epidemiology, ICD10, Coding.Zeitschrift fur Orthopadie und Unfallchirurgie · 2025
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  4. Rotator Cuff Injury: Pathogenesis, Biomechanics, and Repair.Journal of orthopaedics and sports medicine · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jinlong Zhao *State Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome/The Second Clinical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Lingfeng Zeng *State Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome/The Second Clinical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Guihong Liang *State Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome/The Second Clinical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Minghui Luo *The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine (Guangdong Province Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Guangzhou, China.
Weiyi Yang *The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine (Guangdong Province Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Guangzhou, China.
Jun Liu *The Research Team on Bone and Joint Degeneration and Injury of Guangdong Provincial Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China.
Jianke Pan *The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine (Guangdong Province Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Guangzhou, China.
Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine · CNGuangdong Academy of Medical Sciences · CNGuangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The incidence and diagnostic rate of rotator cuff tears (RCTs) have increased significantly. The purpose of this study was to investigate and analyze the risk factors for symptomatic RCTs to provide a basis for their prevention and treatment. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the relevant clinical indicators of 193 randomized clinical trial (RCT) patients and 161 non-RCT patients hospitalized with shoulder pain as the main complaint from January 1, 2017, to August 31, 2021. Univariate analysis and multivariate Results: Univariate analysis revealed that age ( Conclusion: The results of this study showed that age ≥ 60 years, CSA ≥35°, hypertension and history of shoulder trauma are independent risk factors for symptomatic RCTs and can provide directions for further development of prevention and treatment strategies. Future studies need to clarify the mechanism underlying the association between these risk factors and symptomatic RCTs.

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logistic regressionretrospectiverisk factorsrotator cuff tearssymptomatic

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PMCPMC10794627
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