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:
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The rotator cuff consists of supraspinatus (abduction initiation, external rotation), infraspinatus ...
The Goutallier classification grades fatty infiltration on CT/MRI: Grade 0 (no fat), Grade 1 (some f...
All rotator cuff tears require surgical repair; fatty infiltration has no impact on surgical outcome...
Repair techniques include arthroscopic repair (single row, double row, transosseous equivalent) with...
Massive irreparable rotator cuff tears may be treated with debridement, partial repair, superior cap...
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