Prevalence of Rotator Cuff Atrophy and Fatty Infiltration in Patients Undergoing Total Shoulder Arthroplasty

Background Rotator cuff fatty infiltration and atrophy are risk factors for worse outcomes after total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA). The purpose of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of preoperative fatty infiltration and atrophy in TSA patients compared to control patients without glenohumeral...

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Main Authors: Micah Naimark MD, Jonathan Berliner MD, Alan L Zhang MD, Michael Davies BS, C Benjamin Ma MD, Brian T Feeley MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-05-01
Series:Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Arthroplasty
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2471549217708323