They suggest that the condition of the central tendon may be an indicator of the success of non-operative and operative treatment of cuff tears. The goal of this study was to determine the intra- and inter-rater reliability of detecting full- and partial-thickness tears of the supraspinatus intramuscular central tendon on magnetic resonance imaging. Shoulder MRIs from 40 patients were independently reviewed by two musculoskeletal (MSK) radiologists and by 16 fellowship-trained shoulder surgeons.
The intra-rater and inter-rater reliability for full thickness tears was excellent. The reliability for partial-thickness tears was lower.
Comment: it will be of interest to see if future studies bear out the utility of the assessment of the integrity of this tendon in determining treatment and outcome of cuff tears.
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