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ArticleOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2025

Association Between Rotator Cuff Tears and Shoulder MRI Parameters: Importance of Arthroscopic Validation in Coronal Acromiohumeral Interval Measurement.

Gokhan Ilyas, Fikri Burak Ipci, Ercument Egeli, Onder Kalenderer

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Gokhan IlyasDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Usak University, Usak, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5750-1346
Fikri Burak IpciDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Usak University, Usak, Turkey.
Ercument EgeliOrthopaedics and Traumatology Clinic, Usak Esme State Hospital, Usak, Turkey.
Onder KalendererDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Tınaztepe University, Izmir, Turkey.

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Background: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measurement parameters-the standard noninvasive diagnostic method for rotator cuff tears (RCTs)-have been used to compare groups with and without RCTs. Arthroscopy is used in definitive diagnosis and treatment. Purposes: To evaluate the association between RCT and shoulder angles and distances on MRI in patients with and without arthroscopically validated RCT and to determine whether the degree of rotator cuff fatty degeneration affects the MRI measurements. Study Design: Cross-sectional study; Level of evidence, 3. Methods: Shoulder measurements on MRI were compared between patients with and without RCT as confirmed by shoulder arthroscopy performed by a single surgeon between 2019 and 2024, and non-RCT patients without arthroscopic confirmation. Interobserver reliability (Fleiss kappa coefficient) was calculated for the measurements. The groups were compared using the independent Results: In addition to the 368 RCT and 55 non-RCT patients with arthroscopic confirmation, there were 92 non-RCT patients without arthroscopic confirmation. The sagittal acromiohumeral interval (AHI) (8.32 vs 9.24 mm), coronal AHI (7.87 vs 8.96 mm), and coronal AHI/glenoid height ratio (22.63% vs 24.88%) were significantly lower in the patients with RCT ( Conclusion: In this study, RCT was associated with decreased sagittal AHI, coronal AHI, and coronal AHI/glenoid height ratios and increased CSA and glenoid width/humeral head coverage ratios.

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