title: Complications of rotator cuff surgery-the role of post-operative imaging in patient care.
abstract: When pain or disability occurs after rotator cuff surgery, post-operative imaging is frequently performed. Post-operative complications and expected post-operative imaging findings in the shoulder are presented, with a focus on MRI, MR arthrography (MRA) and CT arthrography. MR and CT techniques are available to reduce image degradation secondary to surgical distortions of native anatomy and implant-related artefacts and to define complications after rotator cuff surgery. A useful approach to image the shoulder after surgery is the standard radiography, followed by MRI/MRA for patients with low "metal presence" and CT for patients who have a higher metal presence. However, for the assessment of patients who have undergone surgery for rotator cuff injuries, imaging findings should always be correlated with the clinical presentation because post-operative imaging abnormalities do not necessarily correlate with symptoms.
authors.affiliation: 1 The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiology Science, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Thakkar
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Thakkar
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Srikumaran
authors.forename: E G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: McFarland
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Fayad
mesh_terms: D001175:Arthrography / Q000379:methods*; D016477:Artifacts; D057645:Deltoid Muscle / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D017006:Rotator Cuff / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery*; D000070636:Rotator Cuff Injuries; D012421:Rupture; D019534:Shoulder Impingement Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D017211:Treatment Failure
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