title: Magnetic resonance imaging of the postoperative shoulder.
abstract: The use of MR imaging in the evaluation of the postoperative shoulder and the findings indicative of postoperative pathology remain largely unexplored. MR imaging does seem to be diagnostic of complete rotator cuff tears following cuff repair. In all postoperative cases, a key to differentiating the expected from the pathologic is to be familiar with the procedure that was performed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Haygood
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Oxner
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Kneeland
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Dalinka
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D017006:Rotator Cuff / Q000601:surgery; D000070636:Rotator Cuff Injuries; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis