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Table 1 Types of rotator cuff tear depending on the violated surface

From: The effectiveness of combined CT arthrography and sub-acromial bursography as a novel modified technique in characterization of rotator cuff tears

Tear type

SS

n = 30

IF

n = 27

SSC

n = 16

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Bursal surface

3 (10%)*

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Articular surface

16 (53.3%)*

22 (73.3%)

12 (40%)

Full-thickness

12 (40%)

0 (0%)

4 (13.3%)

Interstitial extension from adjacent tendon tear (no violation of either bursal or articular surfaces)

0 (0%)

5 (16.6%)

0 (0%)

  1. *There was one patient had combined bursal and articular surface tears with no communications with each other (Fig. 6)