A CT-Based scoring system for predicting degenerative posterosuperior rotator cuff tears: a risk stratification tool for patients with contraindications to MRI.

BMC Musculoskelet Disord · 2026 · PMC13224562 · PMID 42010601

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reported a mean CSA of 36.7° in rotator cuff tear patients, with a clear trend of increasing tear severity alongside greater CSA values [ 4 ].

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