Is the supraspinatus muscle atrophy truly irreversible after surgical repair of rotator cuff tears?

Clin Orthop Surg · 2013 · PMC3582872 · PMID 23467404

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0.0540

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almost reached significancep = 0.054so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

They showed that, for patients with successful repair, the increase in cross-sectional area of the supraspinatus almost reached significance ( p = 0.054).

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