Clinical and Anatomical Evaluation of Healing of Lesions of the Subscapular Tendon

Clinical and Anatomical Evaluation of Healing of Lesions of the Subscapular Tendon

This study is based on the hypothesis that fatty infiltration postoperative is not or only slightly modified after an atomic repair of lesions of the subscapularis tendon according to a new arthroscopic classification.

After repair of isolated lesions of the subscapularis, it is observed, in nearly half of the cases, a increased fatty infiltration of the subscapularis muscle indicating a probable persistence of the tendon rupture while the Healing failure rate is recognized as moderate (about 15%).

This study is based on the hypothesis that fatty infiltration postoperative is not or only slightly modified after an atomic repair of lesions of the subscapularis tendon according to a new arthroscopic classification.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patient, male or female, aged ≥ 18 years
• Patient who has undergone surgical repair for a rupture or rotator cuff injury involving the subscapularis tendon between April and September 2016 and between May 2018 and January 2019
• Patient with a lesion of the subscapularis tendon characterized with arthroscopic classification
• Patient who has previously participated in the classification study of subscapularis tendon injuries based on findings arthroscopy conducted only at the Jean Mermoz Hospital

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patient with a contraindication to MRI