Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 2 Characteristics of the rotator cuff tears
From: Massive rotator cuff tears: functional outcome after debridement or arthroscopic partial repair
Group 1, partial repair, number (%) | Group 2, debridement, number (%) | All, number (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Size | |||
Large (3 to <5 cm) | 5 (23.8) | 3 (14.3) | 8 (38.1) |
Massive (≥5 cm) | 16 (76.2) | 18 (85.7) | 34 (80.1) |
Location | |||
SSP | 6 (28.6) | 4 (19.1) | 10 (23.8) |
SSP + ISP | 15 (71.4) | 17 (80.1) | 32 (76.2) |
Tendon retraction | |||
Stump between humeral head and glenoid | 5 (20.8) | 6 (25) | 11 (22.9) |
Stump at level of glenoid | 19 (79.2) | 18 (75) | 37 (77.1) |
Fatty infiltration | |||
50–75% | 18 (85.7) | 17 (80.1) | 35 (83.4) |
>75% | 3 (14.3) | 4 (19.1) | 7 (16.6) |