In A Nutshell • 99% of adults over 40 have rotator cuff abnormalities on MRI scans, including wear and tear (25%), partial ...
Up to a third of people worldwide have shoulder pain; it’s one of the most common musculoskeletal complaints. But medical ...
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 ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . BOSTON — According to a presenter at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, time ...
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 ...
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 ANTONIO – The Lakers will be without their superstar for Friday’s game in San Antonio, and probably quite a bit longer, after an MRI diagnosed that Kobe Bryant suffered a torn rotator cuff in his ...
Waiting about for MRI results on Kobe Bryant's injured shoulder, the references to Jan. 22, 2006, were impossible to miss. On that date, Bryant scored 81 points in a once in a lifetime performance ...