Table 2.
Details of patients with retears
| Patient | Age (years) | Gender | Side | Symptom duration (months) | Tear size/retraction (cm) | Fatty infiltration (SS/IS) | Associated lesions | Operative characteristics | Ultrasonography findings at 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 66 | Female | Right | 12 | 5.4/2.1 | Grade 3/1 | LHB complete rupture | MA: 3 PL: 3 Margin convergence: 0 |
Full-thickness defect of SS and IS (2.5 cm width, 3 cm retraction) |
| 2 | 64 | Male | Right | 9 | 5.7/3.3 | Grade 4/1 | SLAP Type 1 | MA: 3 PL: 3 Margin convergence: 3 |
SS defect (3.5 cm width, 2.7 cm retraction) |
| 3 | 69 | Male | Right | 36 | 6.0/4.6 | Grade 4/3 | LHB tear 50%, SC tear |
MA: 2 PL: 3 Margin convergence: 0 2 suture anchors for SC repair 1 suture anchor for LHB tenodesis |
Full-thickness defect of SS (3.4 cm width, 4 cm retraction), upper part of SC |
| 4 | 64 | Male | Right | 120 | 3.3/3.0 | Grade 4/1 | LHB complete rupture | MA: 2 PL: 3 Margin convergence: 0 1 suture anchor for SC repair |
Full-thickness defect at the musculotendinous junction of anterior part of SS (2.0 cm width, 2.7 cm retraction) |
| 5 | 66 | Female | Left | 18 | 1.5/0.9 | Grade 4/1 | SC tear | MA: 2 PL: 3 Margin convergence: 0 |
Full-thickness tendon defect in anterior aspect SS (1.8 cm width, 1.1 cm retraction) with fluid collection |
| 6 | 55 | Male | Right | 13 | 1.2/0.3 | Grade 2/1 | None | MA: 1 PL: 2 Margin convergence: 0 |
Bursal-side partial-thickness defect of SS (0.8 cm width) |
| 7 | 78 | Male | Right | 5 | 3.0/2.1 | Grade 3/1 | SLAP Type 1 | MA: 2 PL: 3 Margin convergence: 1 |
Full-thickness retear of SS tendon (3.3 cm width, 1.3 cm retraction)* |
* MRI findings at 6-month followup; SS = supraspinatus tendon; IS = infraspinatus tendon; SC = subscapularis tendon; LHB = long head of biceps tendon; SLAP = superior labrum anterior posterior; MA = anchors for medial row; PL = push-lock device.