title: Shoulder disorders in the elderly: a community survey.
abstract: A community survey of identifiable symptomatic shoulder disorders in a sample of 644 elderly people over age 70 (318 male and 326 female) revealed a prevalence of 21%. Shoulder disorders were more common in women (25%, versus 17% in men). Approximately 70% of the cases of shoulder pain involved the rotator cuff. Fewer than 40% of the subjects sought medical attention for these symptoms. Increased medical awareness is needed, since the elderly often do not volunteer information about such symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Rheumatology Research Unit, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Chard
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hazleman
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Hazleman
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Reiss
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D015995:Prevalence; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D012785:Shoulder Joint; D052256:Tendinopathy / Q000453:epidemiology