Shoulder impingement syndrome: Diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging and radiographic signs

M. P. WILLIAMSON, V. P. CHANDNANI, D. E. BAIRD, T. Q. REEVES, T. M. DEBERARDINO, G. W. SWENSON, M. F. HANSEN

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Abstract

Shoulder impingement syndrome is commonly encountered in orthopaedics. In a blinded retrospective study, magnetic resonance imaging and roentgenographic signs in 41 patients with clinical signs of impingement syndrome were compared with 40 control patients. Statistically significant differences between the groups included the absence of subacromial fat, as well as the presence of a supraspinatus tear, subacromial osteophytes, and a decreased coracohumeral distance. Other signs reported to occur in patients with impingement syndrome did not vary significantly in the population studied.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)265-271
Number of pages7
JournalAustralasian Radiology
Volume38
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 1994
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • injury
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • shoulder impingement syndrome

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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