Table 3.
Comparison of Preoperative Imaging and Intraoperative Characteristics Between Patients With Intact and Failed Grafts Diagnosed by MRI at 1 Year
| Variable | Intact Graft (n = 3), Mean ± SD or n (%) |
Graft Failure (n = 7), Mean ± SD or n (%) |
P Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goutallier supraspinatus classification | .667 | ||
| Stage 0 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Stage 1 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Stage 2 | 0 (0) | 1 (14.3) | |
| Stage 3 | 2 (66.7) | 2 (28.6) | |
| Stage 4 | 1 (33.3) | 4 (57.1) | |
| Goutallier subscapularis classification | >.999 | ||
| Stage 0 | 3 (100) | 7 (100) | |
| Stage 1 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Stage 2 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Stage 3 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Stage 4 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Goutallier infraspinatus classification | >.999 | ||
| Stage 0 | 1 (33.3) | 2 (28.6) | |
| Stage 1 | 1 (33.3) | 1 (14.3) | |
| Stage 2 | 1 (33.3) | 3 (42.8) | |
| Stage 3 | 0 (0) | 1 (14.3) | |
| Stage 4 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Positive tangent sign | 3 (100) | 5 (71.4) | >.999 |
| Hamada classification | 1.00 | ||
| Grade 1 | 2 (66.7) | 3 (42.9) | |
| Grade 2 | 1 (33.3) | 4 (57.1) | |
| Grade 3 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Grade 4 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Grade 5 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Acromial humeral distance, mm | |||
| Preoperative | 7.4 ± 2.0 | 6.6 ± 1.7 | .568 |
| 12 months’ postoperative | 6.6 ± 1.4 | 6.0 ± 1.2 | .493 |
| Tear pattern | .650 | ||
| Supraspinatus | 1 (33.3) | 3 (42.8) | |
| Supraspinatus and subscapularis | 0 (0) | 2 (28.6) | |
| Supraspinatus and infraspinatus | 1 (33.3) | 2 (28.6) | |
| Supraspinatus and subscapularis and infraspinatus | 1 (33.3) | 0 (0) | |
| Residual tendon length, mm | 11.8 ± 4.4 | 10.1 ± 2.3 | .569 |
| Subscapularis repaired | 1 (33.3) | 1 (14.3) | >.99 |
| Infraspinatus repaired | 2 (66.7) | 3 (42.9) | >.999 |
| Biceps management | >.999 | ||
| Tenotomy | 0 (0) | 1 (14.3) | |
| Ruptured | 3 (100) | 6 (85.7) |
MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; SD, standard deviation.