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Published in: Skeletal Radiology 2/2019

01-02-2019 | Scientific Article

Incidence of rotator cuff tears in the setting of calcific tendinopathy on MRI: a case controlled comparison

Authors: Nicholas M. Beckmann, Michael Q. Tran, Chunyan Cai

Published in: Skeletal Radiology | Issue 2/2019

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Abstract

Objective

To compare the incidence of rotator cuff tears on shoulder MRI in patients who have rotator cuff calcific tendinopathy with that in patients without calcific tendinopathy in a frequency-matched case–control study.

Materials and methods

Retrospective review shoulder MRIs of 86 patients with rotator cuff calcific tendinopathy and an 86-patient age-, gender-, and laterality-matched control group using frequency matching.

Results

No statistically significant difference (odds ratio: 0.72, 95% confidence interval: 0.38–1.38, p = 0.32) was found in the incidence of rotator cuff tear in the calcific tendinopathy (27.9%) and control groups (34.9%). A significant (p < 0.001) difference in the size of rotator cuff tear was seen between the two groups, with 12.5% of tears being full-thickness in the calcific tendinopathy group and 63.3% of tears being full-thickness in the control group. Only 3 of the 24 (12.5%) rotator cuff tears present in the calcific tendinopathy group occurred at the site of tendon calcification.

Conclusion

Patients presenting with indeterminate shoulder pain and rotator cuff calcific tendinopathy are not at increased risk for having a rotator cuff tear compared with similar demographic patients without calcific tendinopathy presenting with shoulder pain. Calcific tendinopathy and rotator cuff tears likely arise from different pathological processes.
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Metadata
Title
Incidence of rotator cuff tears in the setting of calcific tendinopathy on MRI: a case controlled comparison
Authors
Nicholas M. Beckmann
Michael Q. Tran
Chunyan Cai
Publication date
01-02-2019
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Skeletal Radiology / Issue 2/2019
Print ISSN: 0364-2348
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2161
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-018-3018-1

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