Musculoskeletal Key

  MZ twinsa (N = 30b) DZ twinsa (N = 28c) p value Age (year) 63.66 ± 4.32 (53–72) 63.78 ± 1.96 (60–66)   Female 62.40 ± 6.3 (53–72) 63.77 ±…

Fig. 1 A 52-year-old lady with clinical evidences of subcoracoid impingement. The CT exam (a), performed with the upper limbs in flexion, adduction, and internal rotation (b), showed that the…

Fig. 1 Percentage of hypercholesterolemia among patients with rotator cuff tear (RCT)/with adhesive capsulitis (AC) and subjects with no shoulder disorders Fig. 2 Percentage of hypercholesterolemia among patients with rotator…

Fig. 1 X-Ray of a left shoulder. The arrow shows degenerative changes of the AC joint Anatomy and Biomechanics The AC joint connects the lateral aspect of the clavicle to…

© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Stefano Gumina (ed.)Rotator Cuff Tear10.1007/978-3-319-33355-7_42 Stem Cells in Rotator Cuff Healing Pietro Randelli1  , Alessandra Menon1, Vincenza Ragone1, Davide Cucchi1 and Paolo Cabitza1 (1) Department of Biomedical Science for the Health, IRCCS Policlinico San…

Full-thickness tears How many tears become symptomatic from asymptomatic? Probably 50 %, after 5 years How many tears become asymptomatic from symptomatic? 60–70 % after 2.5–7 years However, only half…

Fig. 1 Percentage of diabetes among patients with rotator cuff tear (RCT)/with adhesive capsulitis (AC) and healthy subjects Fig. 2 Percentage of diabetes among patients with rotator cuff tear, according…

  Type of tear Total Type I Type II Type III Type IV  Number 73 142 47 15 277 Nonsmokers % within nonsmokers 26.4 51.3 17 5.4 100 % within…

Cases 249 Tear type:   Small 94  Large 88  Massive 67 Controls 356 Sex, M/F 325, 280 p = 0.08 Mean age (range), years    Cases 64 (54–78) p = 0.2…

Genes Full name Role DEFB1 Defensin beta 1 Defensins could act on many immune cells through Toll-like receptor 4, regulating the entire immune response The involvement of b-defensin with progressive…