Fatty change and muscle atrophy in patients with rotator cuff tears: a prospective study with a mean 6-year follow-up
Fatty change progressed in 7 shoulders (12%) during an average duration of 53 months. It was strongly associated with larger baseline tear size, tear enlargement, and muscle atrophy progression, highlighting the importance of early identification.
Authors
- Toshimi Aizawa
- Atsushi Arino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6086-2724)
- Eiji Itoi
- Hirotaka Sano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9595-3928)
- Hideaki Nagamoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3867-986X)
- Nobuyuki Yamamoto
- Rei Kimura
- Jun Kawakami
Institutions
- Waseda University (JP)
- Tohoku University (JP)
- Tohoku Rosai Hospital (JP)
- Sendai City Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JSES International
- Published
- 2026-01-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jseint.2026.101624
- Primary Topic
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00