title: MRI of the postoperative shoulder.
abstract: Pain in the postoperative shoulder is difficult for all individuals involved. The patient has already undergone a surgical procedure and is presenting now with pain possibly relating to a complication of the procedure or reinjury. In addition, the patient typically has undergone a series of maneuvers, from physical therapy to cortisone injection, without relief of the symptoms. For the orthopaedic surgeon the possibility of a complication of the procedure is disheartening. Finally, for the radiologist the postoperative shoulder usually is more difficult to interpret because of a change in the normal anatomy, not knowing exactly what was accomplished at surgery or what techniques or types of equipment were used, and, more typically, the presence of artifact.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Avenue, Shapiro 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
authors.forename: Jim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Aaron
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Covey
authors.forename: Lee D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Katz
mesh_terms: D001175:Arthrography; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011184:Postoperative Period; D017006:Rotator Cuff / Q000601:surgery; D000070636:Rotator Cuff Injuries; D019534:Shoulder Impingement Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D000070599:Shoulder Injuries; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000601:surgery; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery