Association between functional scores, radiological parameters, and muscle strength in shoulders with asymptomatic or symptomatic rotator cuff tears and healthy controls
Functional scores appeared to reflect muscle morphology and strength but not anatomical variations. Fat fraction of the supraspinatus muscle may be able to discriminate symptomatic from asymptomatic shoulders. Considering quantitative 3-dimensional fat fraction and dynamometric muscle strength measurements in abduction and rotation in the clinical evaluation of rotator cuff disorders may benefit treatment decisions.
Authors
- Eleonora Croci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9357-3681)
- Annegret Mündermann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6472-1689)
- Kate Gerber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4086-4973)
- Corina Nüesch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7526-9536)
- Hanspeter Hess (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0072-3447)
- Andreas M. Müller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2726-3428)
- Daniel aumgartner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6077-2905)
Institutions
- University of Bern (CH)
- University Hospital of Basel (CH)
- ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
- Published
- 2025-05-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jse.2025.04.004
- Primary Topic
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung