title: The vacuum arthrogram in the shoulder: correlation with rotator cuff disease.
abstract: Plain radiographs of the shoulder can demonstrate a vacuum arthrogram delineating the articular surfaces. In a review of 122 consecutive arthrograms with radiographic contrast injections, there were 25 vacuum arthrograms on the preceding plain films. We have found the presence of a vacuum arthrogram to be an accurate predictor of an intact rotator cuff, with a specificity of 0.98 and a positive predictive value of 0.96.
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic and Arthritic Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Reed
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Welsh
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D000070636:Rotator Cuff Injuries; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*