title: Is systematic long-term sonographic follow-up after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair useful in asymptomatic patients?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To establish whether ultrasonographic (US) appearance is correlated to functional outcome in asymptomatic patients 12 months after rotator cuff repair.
  
  
  METHODS
  26 asymptomatic patients at twelve months after arthroscopic cuff repair and 26 controls were retrospectively included. A clinical score (Constant's Shoulder Score, CSS) was compared with a US score (the modified Sugaya Score, mSS). The minimal thickness of the anterior and posterior parts of the cuff was also measured.
  
  
  RESULTS
  CSS improved significantly from preoperatively to postoperatively (mean increased from 41 to 82.6, p<.001). Correlation between the postoperative CSS and the minimal thickness of the cuff at its anterior and posterior part (p=0.55 and p=0.13) was not significant. There was also no significant correlation between the postoperative CSS and mSS (p=0.34).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The sonographic appearance of the cuff repair is not correlated to the functional outcome at 12 months after arthroscopic surgery in asymptomatic patients.
authors.forename: Emilie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Desportes
authors.forename: Mathieu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lefere
authors.forename: Pierre-Henri
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Flurin
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Abadie
authors.forename: Lionel
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pesquer
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dallaudiere
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D011184:Postoperative Period; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017006:Rotator Cuff / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D000070636:Rotator Cuff Injuries; D012421:Rupture; D000070599:Shoulder Injuries; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors; D014463:Ultrasonography; D055815:Young Adult