Avaliação ultrassonográfica do manguito rotador após a osteossíntese de fraturas da extremidade proximal do úmero com haste intramedular bloqueada

A high rate of rotator cuff ruptures was demonstrated, with partial ruptures in 32% of cases and full‐thickness ruptures in 13%. However, clinical results are satisfactory, and are not influenced by the presence of rotator cuff ruptures.