Abstract
Fatty infiltration (FI) or atrophy alone has been found to be inaccurate in predicting shoulder function after repair of large-to-massive rotator cuff tears (L/MRCTs), especially when a diverse extent of FI and atrophy presents in multiple rotator cuff muscles. The Posterosuperior Tetralogy Scoring System (PS-Tetra Score), which integrates FI and atrophy, was proposed to predict shoulder function after surgery. It was hypothesized was that a PS-Tetra Score ≥3 would be a risk factor for poor shoulder function after repair of posterosuperior L/MRCTs and would possess greater diagnostic value than using isolated FI or atrophy of the supraspinatus (SSP) or infraspinatus (ISP). Case-control study; Level of evidence, 3. A total of 187 arthroscopic repairs of posterosuperior L/MRCTs were reviewed. Magnetic resonance imaging evaluations were performed of FI and atrophy of the SSP and ISP, teres minor hypertrophy, tendon retraction, and acromiohumeral distance. A postoperative American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) score of 70 was used to subgroup patients according to shoulder function. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to determine the risk factors of poor shoulder function (ASES ≤70). The diagnostic values of different indicators for predicting shoulder function were evaluated. In univariate analysis, female sex, higher Goutallier grade of the SSP and ISP, positive SSP tangent sign, and PS-Tetra Score ≥3 was significantly associated with ASES score ≤70, whereas in binary logistic regression analysis, a PS-Tetra Score ≥3 was the only significant risk factor for poor shoulder function. The occurrence rate of poor function in shoulders with a PS-Tetra Score of 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 was 0% (0/52), 0% (0/52), 19.57% (9/46), 58.06% (18/31), and 83.33% (5/6), respectively. PS-Tetra Score ≥3 possessed higher crude agreement (87.70%), specificity (90.97%), positive predictive value (62.16%), and area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (0.814) than the other 3 indicators, with relatively high negative predictive value (94.00%) and moderate sensitivity (71.88%). PS-Tetra Score ≥3 was a risk factor of poor shoulder function after repair of posterosuperior L/MRCTs and possessed greater diagnostic value than using isolated FI or atrophy of SSP or ISP alone for predicting shoulder function.
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