Rotator cuff tears are one of the most frequent pathologies behind shoulder pain among patients worldwide. Some studies have suggested a relationship between critical shoulder angle (CSA), acromion index (AI) and the diagnosis of a rotator cuff tear (RCT). Given the large variation among studies in the literature, Waleed Albishi et al conducted a study to investigate the relationship between these radiologic values and the presence of symptomatic RCTs.

Medical records, radiographs, and MRIs of patients who had undergone rotator cuff repair for symptomatic tears were collected. Patients with normal rotator cuff s was also included in the study as a control group for comparison.

The key findings of the study were:

• A total of 160 patients with RCT and 106 matched control patients with a

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