Magnetic Resonance Imaging Appearance of the Shoulder After Subacromial Injection With Corticosteroids Can Mimic a Rotator Cuff Tear

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 846-849

  Borick, Jay M ^a   Kurzweil, Peter R ^a  

^a Southern California Center for Sports Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticosteroids; Impingement; Magnetic resonance imaging; Rotator cuff tear; Shoulder arthroscopy; Subacromial injection

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DECOMPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SHOULDER; SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SHOULDER PAIN; SUBACROMIAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SYMPTOM; TENDINITIS;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ARTHRALGIA; BETAMETHASONE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; LIDOCAINE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SHOULDER JOINT; TENDINOPATHY; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS;

EID: 45749102807     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2007.01.024     Document Type: Article

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