Journal
SKELETAL RADIOLOGY
Volume 31, Issue 2, Pages 63-80Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-001-0460-1
Keywords
shoulder; MRI; postoperative artifact; acromioplasty; rotator cuff disease; shoulder instability
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Performing and interpreting MRI of the shoulder in patients after surgery is a difficult task. The normal anatomic features are distorted by the surgical alterations as well as the artifacts that result from metal and other materials used in the surgical procedures. This article reviews the common surgical procedures undertaken in patients with rotator cuff disease and shoulder instability, and how they affect the appearance of the relevant anatomic structures on MRI examination. It also reviews the more common causes for residual and recurrent abnormalities seen in such patients and how MRI can be used to diagnose such lesions, thus aiding the orthopedic surgeon in treating, these difficult clinical problems.
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