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Rotator Cuff and Impingement

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Imaging of Orthopedic Sports Injuries

Part of the book series: Medical Radiology ((Med Radiol Diagn Imaging))

10.9 Conclusion

Shoulder pain due to trauma or overuse is a common complaint in the populations of athletes in general, with a variety of causes that are frequently diffi cult to differentiate by physical examination alone.

MR imaging and ultrasonography are optimal and complementary tools to discriminate different forms of impingement and to localize and classify rotator cuff injuries. A native MR imaging protocol including axial, oblique sagittal and oblique coronal sequences is in general suitable for patients presenting with symptoms of impingement, and to assess full-thickness tears.

Partial thickness rotator cuff tears are most commonly encountered in (overhead throwing) athletes, particularly on the articular side, which are best appreciated using MR arthrography including abduction- exorotation views.

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Van der Woude, HJ., Franssen-Franken, D.G., Willems, W.J. (2007). Rotator Cuff and Impingement. In: Vanhoenacker, F.M., Maas, M., Gielen, J.L. (eds) Imaging of Orthopedic Sports Injuries. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68201-1_10

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