Muscle atrophy as a consequence of rotator cuff tears: should we compare the muscles of the rotator cuff with those of the deltoid?

[1] Strobel K(2005)Fatty atrophy of supraspinatous and infraspinatus muscles: accuracy of US Radiology 237 584-589

[2] Hodler J(1996)Fatty degeneration in the supraspinatus muscle after rotator cuff tear J Shoulder Elbow Surg 5 194-200

[3] Meyer DC(2005)Asymmetric atrophy of the supraspinatus muscle following tendon tear J Orthop Res 23 254-258

[4] Nakagaki K(2003)Influence of cuff muscle fatty degeneration on anatomic and functional outcomes after simple suture of full-thickness tears J Shoulder Elbow Surg 12 550-554

[5] Ozaki J(1991)Repairs of the rotator cuff: correlation of functional results with integrity of the cuff J Bone Joint Surg Am 73 982-989

[6] Tomita Y(2003)Magnetic resonance imaging in quantitative analysis of rotator cuff muscle volume Clin Orthop Relat Res 415 104-110

[7] Meyer DC(2005)Quantitative assessment of fatty degeneration in rotator cuff muscles determined with computed tomography Invest Radiol 40 313-319

[8] Pirkl C(2006)Recent advances in the relationship between obesity, inflammation, and insulin resistance Eur Cytokine Netw 17 4-12

[9] Pfirrmann CW(2006)Long-term outcome after structural failure of rotator cuff repairs J Bone Joint Surg Am 88 472-479

[10] Goutallier D(2006)MR imaging of rotator cuff injury: what the clinician needs to know Radiographics 26 1045-1065

[1] Strobel K(2005)Fatty atrophy of supraspinatous and infraspinatus muscles: accuracy of US Radiology 237 584-589

[2] Hodler J(1996)Fatty degeneration in the supraspinatus muscle after rotator cuff tear J Shoulder Elbow Surg 5 194-200

[3] Meyer DC(2005)Asymmetric atrophy of the supraspinatus muscle following tendon tear J Orthop Res 23 254-258

[4] Nakagaki K(2003)Influence of cuff muscle fatty degeneration on anatomic and functional outcomes after simple suture of full-thickness tears J Shoulder Elbow Surg 12 550-554

[5] Ozaki J(1991)Repairs of the rotator cuff: correlation of functional results with integrity of the cuff J Bone Joint Surg Am 73 982-989

[6] Tomita Y(2003)Magnetic resonance imaging in quantitative analysis of rotator cuff muscle volume Clin Orthop Relat Res 415 104-110

[7] Meyer DC(2005)Quantitative assessment of fatty degeneration in rotator cuff muscles determined with computed tomography Invest Radiol 40 313-319

[8] Pirkl C(2006)Recent advances in the relationship between obesity, inflammation, and insulin resistance Eur Cytokine Netw 17 4-12

[9] Pfirrmann CW(2006)Long-term outcome after structural failure of rotator cuff repairs J Bone Joint Surg Am 88 472-479

[10] Goutallier D(2006)MR imaging of rotator cuff injury: what the clinician needs to know Radiographics 26 1045-1065