title: [Shoulder diseases in throwing athletes: radiologic assessment and surgical correlation].
abstract: Lesions of the shoulder, especially rotator cuff tears and glenoid labrum (SLAP) lesions, are commonly caused by traumatic episodes in athletes such as repeated trauma from throwing. The available radiological methods are MRI, CT and MR arthrography. Twelve athletes suffering from shoulder pain or instability have been studied and then underwent successful treatment in arthroscopy. On the basis of our results and experience, we think that MR, especially with intra-articular injection of contrast medium, is the best examination because it offers an accurate evaluation of both rotator cuff and glenoid labrum. Nevertheless difficulties are often encountered and definitive diagnosis sometime rests on arthroscopic exploration.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Scienze Radiologiche, Università degli Studi di Parma.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cusmano
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uccelli
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pedrazzini
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Armaroli
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ferrozzi
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Petriccioli
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Adravanti
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pavone
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001175:Arthrography; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D000070599:Shoulder Injuries; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed