Two MRI findings—joint capsule edema and thickness at the axillary recess, specifically—proved useful in predicting stiff shoulder in patients with rotator cuff tears, according to an ahead-of-print ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Results from this retrospective review showed 3-D MRI ...

While ultrasound is usually viewed as more cost effective, MRI is most often used to evaluate the rotator cuff. When performing a cost utility analysis, utilizing an ultrasound as the initial imaging ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Insurance companies' policies to refuse authorization of MRI scans to diagnose rotator cuff tears until patients have first tried physical therapy have probably raised overall ...

Several patients in their 50s and 60s have had their rotator cuff tear diagnosed on MRI. How accurate is MRI for this purpose? Could it be overinterpreted? —Jorge Guzman Ortiz, MD, Jayuya, P.R. The ...

A 1995 study by Sher et al. published in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery found rotator cuff tears in as many as half of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Use of ultrasound as an initial imaging test for rotator cuff tears along with preoperative MRI for the ...

Two MRI findings -- joint capsule edema and thickness at the axillary recess, specifically -- proved useful in predicting stiff shoulder in patients with small to large full-thickness rotator cuff ...