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Sports Medicine
intermediate
X-Type

Rotator Cuff Tears

Shoulder Conditions

A 55-year-old right-hand dominant carpenter presents with 6 months of progressive right shoulder pain and weakness. Pain is worse at night and with overhead activities. Examination reveals weakness in external rotation and abduction with a positive Jobe test. MRI shows a full-thickness supraspinatus tear with 2cm retraction and Grade 2 fatty infiltration. Regarding rotator cuff tears:

Mark each as TRUE or FALSE

A

The rotator cuff consists of supraspinatus (abduction initiation, external rotation), infraspinatus ...

B

The Goutallier classification grades fatty infiltration on CT/MRI: Grade 0 (no fat), Grade 1 (some f...

C

All rotator cuff tears require surgical repair; fatty infiltration has no impact on surgical outcome...

D

Repair techniques include arthroscopic repair (single row, double row, transosseous equivalent) with...

E

Massive irreparable rotator cuff tears may be treated with debridement, partial repair, superior cap...

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Click T (True) or F (False) for each option