Shoulder Pathology
A 58-year-old right-hand dominant male presents with 6 months of progressive right shoulder pain and weakness. He cannot sleep on the affected side. Examination reveals weakness in external rotation and abduction with a positive Jobe test. MRI shows a full-thickness supraspinatus tear with mild fatty infiltration of the muscle belly. Regarding rotator cuff tears:
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The rotator cuff comprises supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis (SITS muscle...
The Goutallier classification grades fatty infiltration on CT/MRI from 0 (normal) to 4 (more fat tha...
All rotator cuff tears require surgical repair regardless of patient symptoms or functional demands;...
Risk factors for rotator cuff tears include increasing age, smoking, diabetes mellitus, hypercholest...
Massive rotator cuff tears involve two or more tendons or a tear greater than 5cm in anteroposterior...
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