Obesity and sex influence fatty infiltration of the rotator cuff: the Rotator Cuff Outcomes Workgroup (ROW) and Multicenter Orthopaedic Outcomes Network (MOON) cohorts.

Giri A, Freeman TH, Kim P, Kuhn JE, Garriga GA, Khazzam M, Higgins LD, Matzkin E, Baumgarten KM, Bishop JY, Brophy RH, Carey JL, Dunn WR, Jones GL, Ma CB, Marx RG, McCarty EC, Poddar SK, Smith MV, Spencer EE, Vidal AF, Wolf BR, Wright RW, Jain NB. Obesity and sex influence fatty infiltration of the rotator cuff: the Rotator Cuff Outcomes Workgroup (ROW) and Multicenter Orthopaedic Outcomes Network (MOON) cohorts. Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery. 2022 Apr;31(31). 726-735. PMID: 35032677 [PubMed] PMCID: PMC8940702 NIHMSID: NIHMS1771447.

Abstract

Fatty infiltration (FI) is one of the most important prognostic factors for outcomes after rotator cuff surgery. Established risk factors include advancing age, larger tear size, and increased tear chronicity. A growing body of evidence suggests that sex and obesity are associated with FI; however, data are limited.