Shoulder MRI features with clinical correlations in subacromial pain syndrome: a cross-sectional and prognostic study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous studies on shoulder patients have suggested that the prevalence of rotator cuff or bursa abnormalities are weakly related to symptoms and that similar findings are often found in asymptomatic persons. In addition, it is largely unknown whether structural changes identified by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) affect outcome after treatment for shoulder pain. The purpose of this study was therefore to evaluate the presence of structural changes on MRI in patients with subacromial pain syndrome and to determine to what extent these changes are associated with symptoms and predict outcome after treatment (evaluated by the Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI)).

Methods

A prospective, observational assessment of a subset of shoulder patients who were incl

SUBMITTER: Kvalvaag E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5696760 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature