… Mean Constant score was significantly higher in case of healing: … isolated supraspinatus
tear with little or no fatty infiltration … The first step consisted in supraspinatus exploration: quality, …

… with fat infiltration of the supraspinatus had a higher re-tear … FI significantly increased the
re-tear rate in patients after repair… is not conducive to wound healing, or atrophy of the rotator …

… fatty infiltration, is a negative predictor of tendon healing and … grade 2 or higher remained
a significant negative predictor (… ability to lift the arm above shoulder level. With the important …

… leading conclusions to be drawn from 1 or 2 studies at a time… significant association of
long-term repair failure in patients and fatty degeneration of the supraspinatus at the time of repair […

… SCR to assess healing of the graft or repaired rotator cuff … or tendinosis of the subscapularis
that did not require repair. … of graft failure on long-term clinical outcomes and glenohumeral …

… stage, differences between stage 1 or 2 and stage 0 are not … Goutallier stage following surgical
repair of the supraspinatus … , would be the best indicator of poor tendon healing. With this …

… Both in that study and in the present study, we observed significant changes in … Fatty
infiltration of stage 1 or higher significantly compromises long-term healing of supraspinatus repairs …

… between supraspinatus muscle atrophy and fatty infiltration. … , perceived injury is likely much
more common than true injury. … for repair, and false hopes that surgery can cure attrition of …

… , severe fatty infiltration can appear in subscapularis too. … outcome and strength of the RC
were compromised by FI [23]. … scores were significantly lower in patients with stage 1 or 2 FI …

… significantly improved for those who had healed repairs. (p<… or reversal of fatty infiltration
in any of the supraspinatus or … done to investigate the long-term outcomes of this technique. …