title: [MRI of the rotator cuff: evaluation of a new symptomatologic classification].
abstract: The different classifications use for the rotator cuff pathology seem to be incomplete. We propose a new classification with many advantages: 1) Differentiate the tendinopathy between less serious (grade 2A) and serious (grade 2B). 2) Recognize the intra-tendinous cleavage of the infra-spinatus associated with complete tear of the supra-spinatus. 3) Differentiate partial and complete tears of the supra-spinatus. We established this classification after a retrospective study of 42 patients operated on for a rotator cuff pathology. Every case had had a preoperative MRI. This classification is simple, reliable, especially for the associated intra tendinous cleavage.
authors.affiliation: Service de Radiologie Ostéoarticulaire, Hôpital E-Herriot, Lyon.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tavernier
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Walch
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Noël
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lapra
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bochu
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017006:Rotator Cuff / Q000473:pathology*; D012421:Rupture; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
vernacular_title: IRM de la coiffe des rotateurs: évaluation d'une nouvelle classification sémiologique.