Patients with a long-standing cuff tear in one shoulder have high rates of contralateral cuff tears: a study of patients with arthroscopically verified cuff tears 22 years ago

Patients with long-standing cuff tears have high rates of contralateral cuff tears. The severity of the condition is strongly correlated between the shoulders. Patients with full-thickness tears and a previous acromioplasty have a significantly higher frequency of CTA than patients with cuff tears who had not undergone a previous acromioplasty.