Significance of the Aponeurotic Expansion of the Supraspinatus Tendon in Rotator Cuff Ruptures: An MR Arthrographic Study
Rodi Ertogrul, Hayri Ogul, Yusuf Yahsi, Zakir Sakci, Aysenur Dostbil, Mustafa Ozdemir, Mecit Kantarci · 2026
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Description
Rodi Ertogrul and co-authors ask, in a 2026 imaging study, whether an extra sheet branching off the main shoulder tendon changes how rotator cuff tears spread. The sheet, an aponeurotic expansion, sits near the tendon most often torn. Dye-enhanced MRI scans from a large clinic archive supplied the cases.
The expansion appeared in just over seven percent of 827 scans, always alongside tendon tears in this series. Isolated tears of the top tendon were commonest in that group, while tears of the expansion alone were rare. Most tellingly, the three-tendon tear combination struck far fewer expansion carriers than patients without the sheet. The authors suggest the expansion acts as a barrier slowing a tear's march forward.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Rodi Ertogrul, Hayri Ogul, Yusuf Yahsi, Zakir Sakci, Aysenur Dostbil, Mustafa Ozdemir, Mecit Kantarci |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 26 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |