Several patients in their 50s and 60s have had their rotator cuff tear diagnosed on MRI. How accurate is MRI for this purpose? Could it be overinterpreted? —Jorge Guzman Ortiz, MD, Jayuya, P.R ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I had an MRI that showed three of my four rotator cuff tendons have complete tears. I can only lift my right arm midway. I cannot comb my hair, and I’m right-handed. I cannot lift a ...

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 ...

Investigators recorded the location, area of the tear and anterior band, and noted the supraspinatus status. Average time between preoperative MRI and rotator cuff repair was 107.3 days.

How is this possible? you might ask. How can the doctor know that the rotator cuff is torn without having an MRI or x-ray? To discuss this, we will first begin with the clinical findings on x-ray.

Additionally, as the prevalence (pre-test probability) for rotator cuff tear increases, this combined imaging strategy decreases in cost savings over MRI alone," said Suber.

Published results showed delaminated rotator cuff tears had significantly greater tendon retraction and a higher amount of fatty muscle infiltration of the supraspinatus and infraspinatus.

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Lakers guard Kobe Bryant has a torn rotator cuff on his right shoulder, according to team officials. Bryant, who injured his shoulder in the second half of Wednesday ...

Lakers shooting guard Kobe Bryant underwent an MRI on his injured shoulder Thursday morning, which revealed a tear of the rotator cuff, the team announced. Bryant injured his right shoulder in the ...

Kobe Bryant injured his right shoulder in the Lakers’ 96-80 Wednesday loss to the New Orleans Pelicans, and it looks like the injury is more serious than the team hoped. The MRI on Kobe Bryant’s right ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I had an MRI that showed three of my four rotator cuff tendons have complete tears. I can only lift my right arm midway. I cannot comb my hair, and I’m right-handed. I cannot ...

Kobe Bryant suffered a torn rotator cuff in Wednesday night’s loss to the New Orleans Pelicans, an MRI showed Thursday.