Prevalence and predisposing factors of neuropathic pain in patients with rotator cuff tears.

Background: The management of pain in patients with rotator cuff tears can be challenging. Neuropathic pain is reportedly associated with pain occurrence in musculoskeletal diseases. However, to date, few studies have reported on the prevalence of neuropathic pain in patients with rotator cuff tears or identified the factors associated with neuropathic pain in a multicenter study.

The clinical outcomes of infraspinatus rotational transfer for irreparable posterosuperior rotator cuff tears: a preliminary report.

Background: This study aimed to examine the preliminary clinical results of the infraspinatus rotational transfer procedure for irreparable posterosuperior rotator cuff tears.

Methods: This study included 34 patients (mean age, 68.4 years).

Stump classification was correlated with retear in the suture-bridge and double-row repair techniques for arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.

Purpose: The Stump classification is significantly correlated with a retear after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. However, no study has evaluated whether or not the stump classification is correlated with retear in the suture-bridge or double-row repair techniques. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between a retear and the stump classification in the suture-bridge and double-row repair techniques.

Tuberculosis osteomyelitis in an old fused hip; activated by prednisolone, salazosulfapyridine, and low-dose methotrexate therapy in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis.

Osteoarticular tuberculosis can occur in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) receiving immunosuppressive therapy. Here, we describe a case of tubercular osteomyelitis in an old fused hip of a patient with RA who received prednisolone, salazosulfapyridine (SASP), and low-dose methotrexate (MTX). A 77-year-old man with a 4-year history of RA was admitted with a complaint of general fatigue.

Combination of risk factors affecting retear after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: a decision tree analysis.

Background: Several risk factors for postoperative retear after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair (ARCR) have been cited in a large number of reports; various combinations of these seem to be present in the clinical setting.

Purpose: Using a combination model for decision tree analysis, we aimed to investigate the combination of risk factors that affect postoperative retear the most.

Methods: A total of 286 patients who underwent magnetic resonance (MR) imaging at 6 months after surgery were included in this study.

Tendon stump type on magnetic resonance imaging is a predictive factor for retear after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.

Background: Fatty infiltration of the rotator cuff musculature increases in larger tears and is a factor in retearing. However, tearing may recur even in patients with small original tears and little fatty infiltration of the rotator cuff musculature. We devised a system to classify the rotator cuff tendon stump by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) signal intensity and investigated prognosis-related factors associated with retear based on other MRI findings.