Magnetic resonance imaging tendon integrity assessment after arthroscopic partial-thickness rotator cuff repair.

Purpose: Our goal was to assess the integrity of the repaired rotator cuff in patients with partial-thickness rotator cuff tears who underwent a technique of tear completion followed by surgical repair, using post-repair magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at a minimum of 2 years' follow-up.

Methods: An all-arthroscopic surgical technique was used for these marked partial-thickness tears, by use of double-loaded footprint anchors and/or lateral sutures or anchors as appropriate for tissue quality. A total of 22 patients who had completion of the tear followed by repair were reimaged with 2-sequence noncontrast MRI to determine the integrity of the rotator cuff repair at a minimum of 2 years postoperatively.

Reliability of non-imaging-guided glenohumeral joint injection through rotator interval approach in patients undergoing diagnostic MR arthrography.

Objective: The purpose of our study is to review the accuracy of our method of non-imaging-guided anterior glenohumeral gadolinium contrast injection targeting the rotator interval in 100 consecutive patients.

Materials And Methods: One hundred consecutive community-referred patients at our MRI facility underwent non-imaging-guided glenohumeral contrast injection targeting the rotator interval, with no patients excluded on the basis of expected diagnosis. The studies were then retrospectively reviewed for accuracy of injection based on patient factors and diagnosis.