Cookies on this website

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you click 'Accept all cookies' we'll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies and you won't see this message again. If you click 'Reject all non-essential cookies' only necessary cookies providing core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility will be enabled. Click 'Find out more' for information on how to change your cookie settings.

From a retrospective, cohort study of 205 patients diagnosed with full-thickness tears of the rotator cuff, we determined, using ultrasound, the prevalence of such tears in their 129 siblings. Using 150 spouses as controls, the relative risk of full-thickness tears in siblings versus controls was 2.42 (95% CI 1.77 to 3.31). The relative risk of symptomatic full-thickness tears in siblings versus controls was 4.65 (95% CI 2.42 to 8.63). The significantly increased risk for tears in siblings implies that genetic factors play a major role in the development of full-thickness tears of the rotator cuff.

Original publication

DOI

10.1302/0301-620x.86b5.14747

Type

Journal article

Journal

J Bone Joint Surg Br

Publication Date

07/2004

Volume

86

Pages

696 - 700

Keywords

Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Epidemiologic Methods, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Pedigree, Rotator Cuff Injuries, Rupture, Siblings