ArticleInsights into imaging2024
Ultrasonic shear wave elastography predicts the quality of the residual tendon before the rotator cuff repair.
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- Priming of Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Tendon Regeneration: Mechanisms and Clinical Translation.Stem cell reviews and reports · 2026Review
- Elastographic Stiffness of the Rotator Cuff Pre and Post Surgical Repair in 115 Consecutive Patients.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2026Article
- Musculoskeletal Ultrasound and Protein-Based Hydrogels: Novel Approaches for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sports Injuries.Polymers · 2026Review
- Shear wave elastography-based predictive model for early functional recovery following extensor tendon repair of the hand.BMC medical imaging · 2026Article
- Can MyotonPRO Be Used to Assess the Muscles Surrounding the Shoulder Joint in Patients Who Have Undergone Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair (ARCR) and Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty (RSA)? A Review of the Current Evidence.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Ultrasound shear wave elastography - a reliable protocol for the assessment of the stiffness of the supraspinatus tendon.Shoulder & elbow · 2025Article
- Defining surgical indications in subcoracoid cysts: 3D volumetric analysis and elastography guide tendon-preserving arthroscopic decompression.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Application of real-time shear wave elastography to Achilles tendon hardness evaluation in older adults.World journal of clinical cases · 2024Article
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background and purposeEffective evaluation of rotator cuff tear residual tendon quality is the key to surgical repair. However, until now, the evaluation of rotator cuff tissue by ultrasonic shear wave elasticity (SWE) has been controversial. This prospective study analyzed the association between preoperative SWE and arthroscopic residual tendon quality scores.
methodsThe shear wave velocity (SWV) of the deltoid muscle, the supraspinatus tendon, and the supraspinatus muscle were measured in full-thickness rotator cuff tear patients. Tendon quality was scored according to tear size, tendon margin, tendon thickness, and footprint coverage during arthroscopy. The arthroscopic scores were used as the gold standard, and the SWV ratio of tendon and muscle (supraspinatus tendon/deltoid and supraspinatus muscle/deltoid) were calculated and correlated with the arthroscopic scores.
resultEighty-nine patients (129 shoulders) were enrolled, including 89 operation shoulders and 40 control shoulders. In the group of operation shoulders, both the SWV ratios of tendon (SWV-RT) and the SWV ratio of muscle (SWV-RM) were negatively correlated with arthroscopic scores (The correlation coefficient (R) ranged from -0.722 to -0.884 and -0.569 to -0.689). The SWV-RT and SWV-RM of the operation shoulders were significantly lower than that of the control shoulders (p < 0.05).
conclusionSWE could be used to predict the quality of the residual tendon before the rotator cuff repair. SWV of the supraspinatus tendon and muscle was a useful parameter to predict the quality of the residual tendon. CRITICAL RELEVANCE STATEMENT: Measuring the shear wave velocity of the supraspinatus tendon and muscle with SWE is useful for predicting the quality of the residual tendon which is one of the key factors for a successful rotator cuff repair. KEY POINTS: • Evaluating the quality of the residual tendon is important before surgery. • Elasticity measurements were negatively correlated with the arthroscopic score. • SWE is useful for predicting the quality of the residual tendon.
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