title: Rotator cuff evaluation: imaging and diagnosis.
abstract: A variety of disorders can lead to disease and pathology of the rotator cuff tendons. The most important information is obtained during a careful history and physical examination. With the judicious use of various diagnostic modalities, evaluation of the cause of the rotator cuff disease is possible.
authors.affiliation: Sports Medicine Program, Toronto Hospital, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miniaci
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Salonen
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis; D010808:Physical Examination; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D017006:Rotator Cuff / Q000473:pathology; D012421:Rupture; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D014463:Ultrasonography