title: What can be seen after rotator cuff repair: a brief review of diagnostic imaging findings.
abstract: Diagnostic imaging plays an important role in the postoperative evaluation of the rotator cuff, as pain and disability may occur or persist after treatment. Postoperative imaging is therefore of paramount importance for clinicians before planning additional treatments. Multimodality imaging of the postoperative shoulder includes radiography, magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, MR arthrography, computed tomography (CT), CT arthrography, and ultrasound. Correct interpretation of imaging findings of the postoperative shoulder necessitates that the radiologist be familiar with the various treatment strategies, their possible complications and sources of failure, knowledge of normal and abnormal postoperative findings, and awareness of the advantages and weaknesses of the different imaging techniques. Imaging findings, however, should always be correlated with the clinical presentation because postoperative imaging abnormalities do not necessarily correlate with symptoms. This manuscript is a review of some of the most common treatment strategies for rotator cuff pathology, with a focus on expected postoperative imaging findings and postoperative complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnologies and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, S. Salvatore Hospital Coppito, Via L. Natali, 67100, L'Aquila, Italy. antonio.barile@cc.univaq.it.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barile
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnologies and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, S. Salvatore Hospital Coppito, Via L. Natali, 67100, L'Aquila, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bruno
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnologies and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, S. Salvatore Hospital Coppito, Via L. Natali, 67100, L'Aquila, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mariani
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnologies and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, S. Salvatore Hospital Coppito, Via L. Natali, 67100, L'Aquila, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Arrigoni
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Clinical and Experimental Medicine and Surgery, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reginelli
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Parma, Parma Hospital, Parma, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Filippo
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zappia
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnologies and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, S. Salvatore Hospital Coppito, Via L. Natali, 67100, L'Aquila, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Splendiani
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnologies and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, S. Salvatore Hospital Coppito, Via L. Natali, 67100, L'Aquila, Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Di Cesare
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnologies and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, S. Salvatore Hospital Coppito, Via L. Natali, 67100, L'Aquila, Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Masciocchi
mesh_terms: D001175:Arthrography / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D000070636:Rotator Cuff Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D019534:Shoulder Impingement Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014965:X-Rays
keywords: MR arthrography; MRI; Shoulder; Supraspinatus tendon; Surgery; Ultrasound