The effect of obesity on fatty infiltration of the rotator cuff musculature in patients without rotator cuff tears.

Background: The modified Goutallier classification system describes the fatty infiltration of rotator cuff musculature (RCM) seen on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to assist with surgical decision-making for patients with rotator cuff tears (RCT). We describe the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and fatty infiltration in patients without RCT.

Methods: Twenty-five patients from each of four different BMI ranges (< 25 kg/m; 25 kg/m to 30 kg/m; 30 kg/m to 35 kg/m; > 35 kg/m) were randomly selected from 1088 consecutive shoulder MRI scans (T1 parasagittal series).

Advanced Patellar Tendinopathy Is Associated With Increased Rates of Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Autograft Failure at Early Follow-up After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.

Background: Revision anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction can be potentially devastating for a patient. As such, it is important to identify prognostic factors that place patients at an increased risk for graft failure. There are no data on the effects of patellar tendinopathy on failure of ACL reconstruction when using a bone-patellar tendon-bone (BPTB) autograft.

Graft use in the treatment of large and massive rotator cuff tears: an overview of techniques and modes of failure with MRI correlation.

Despite technical advances, repair of large or massive rotator cuff tears continues to demonstrate a relatively high rate of failure. Rotator cuff repair or superior capsular reconstruction (SCR) using a variety of commercially available grafts provides a promising option in patients with tears that may be at high risk for failure or otherwise considered irreparable. There are three major graft constructs that exist when utilizing graft in rotator cuff repair or reconstruction: augmentation at the rotator cuff footprint, bridging, and SCR.

Genetic Variability, Genotype × Environment Interaction, Correlation, and GGE Biplot Analysis for Grain Iron and Zinc Concentration and Other Agronomic Traits in RIL Population of Sorghum ( L. Moench).

The low grain iron and zinc densities are well documented problems in food crops, affecting crop nutritional quality especially in cereals. Sorghum is a major source of energy and micronutrients for majority of population in Africa and central India. Understanding genetic variation, genotype × environment interaction and association between these traits is critical for development of improved cultivars with high iron and zinc.

Imaging of Proximal Tibiofibular Joint Instability: A 10 year retrospective case series.

Objective: Detail the imaging findings in patients with proximal tibiofibular instability treated with surgical stabilization.

Methods: Retrospective analysis of preoperative imaging in patients with clinically confirmed tibiofibular instability.

Results: Operative fixation of the 16 patients was as follows: 11 using a fiberwire suture construct and 5 using screw fixation.