Sunday, July 26, 2009

SHOULDER



Above are MRI images of the most common shoulder injury which is rotator cuff tears. Shoulder pain is a common complaint by patients and it can be due to a variety of causes. The major cause of shoulder pain in patients older than 40 years of age is rotator cuff impingement and tears. MRI has played an important role as a noninvasive test for determining which patients may benefit from surgery.

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