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. 2014 Nov 12;473(2):663–673. doi: 10.1007/s11999-014-4047-2

Table 8.

Correlation of quantitative fatty infiltration with ROM and strength

Muscle Postoperative active forward elevation Improvement in active forward elevation Postoperative active external rotation Improvement in active external rotation Postoperative active internal rotation Improvement in active internal rotation Postoperative strength Improvement in strength
Deltoid
 Correlation coefficient (ρ) −0.051 0.091 0.092 0.600 0.055 0.145 −0.052 −0.222
 p value 0.808 0.671 0.663 0.200 0.793 0.498 0.814 0.322
Supraspinatus
 Correlation coefficient (ρ) 0.457 0.167 −0.055 0.017 −0.002 0.038 0.350 0.411
 p value 0.057 0.521 0.829 0.948 0.993 0.886 0.169 0.114
Infraspinatus
 Correlation coefficient (ρ) 0.013 0.288 −0.494* −0.147 −0.107 0.026 0.284 0.291
 p value 0.958 0.262 0.037 0.573 0.673 0.920 0.268 0.274
Subscapularis
 Correlation coefficient (ρ) 0.189 0.125 −0.322 0.021 −0.348 −0.122 0.166 0.134
 p value 0.452 0.632 0.192 0.937 0.157 0.641 0.525 0.621
Teres minor
 Correlation coefficient (ρ) 0.326 0.406 −0.145 0.280 −0.431 −0.184 0.337 0.381
 p value 0.187 0.106 0.566 0.277 0.074 0.480 0.186 0.145

* p < 0.05.