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Rim-rent tear of the rotator cuff: a common and easily overlooked partial tear.

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Vinson, EN; Helms, CA; Higgins, LD
Published in: AJR Am J Roentgenol
October 2007

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of rim-rent rotator cuff tears in a population of patients referred for shoulder MRI and to determine the sensitivity of MRI for the detection of these tears. CONCLUSION: Rim-rent tears are a common type of partial-thickness rotator cuff tear, much more commonly present than has been previously reported. In particular, infraspinatus rim-rent tears are more common than previously believed. Rim-rent tears of the infraspinatus tendon and those involving the anterior-most fibers of the supraspinatus tendon are commonly overlooked on MRI, possibly because of failure to appreciate the high incidence of these types of tears and failure to inspect the anterior-most fibers of the rotator cuff.

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Published In

AJR Am J Roentgenol

DOI

EISSN

1546-3141

Publication Date

October 2007

Volume

189

Issue

4

Start / End Page

943 / 946

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tendon Injuries
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Rupture
  • Rotator Cuff Injuries
  • Rotator Cuff
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Observer Variation
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
 

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Vinson, E. N., Helms, C. A., & Higgins, L. D. (2007). Rim-rent tear of the rotator cuff: a common and easily overlooked partial tear. AJR Am J Roentgenol, 189(4), 943–946. https://doi.org/10.2214/AJR.07.2242
Vinson, Emily N., Clyde A. Helms, and Laurence D. Higgins. “Rim-rent tear of the rotator cuff: a common and easily overlooked partial tear.AJR Am J Roentgenol 189, no. 4 (October 2007): 943–46. https://doi.org/10.2214/AJR.07.2242.
Vinson EN, Helms CA, Higgins LD. Rim-rent tear of the rotator cuff: a common and easily overlooked partial tear. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2007 Oct;189(4):943–6.
Vinson, Emily N., et al. “Rim-rent tear of the rotator cuff: a common and easily overlooked partial tear.AJR Am J Roentgenol, vol. 189, no. 4, Oct. 2007, pp. 943–46. Pubmed, doi:10.2214/AJR.07.2242.
Vinson EN, Helms CA, Higgins LD. Rim-rent tear of the rotator cuff: a common and easily overlooked partial tear. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2007 Oct;189(4):943–946.

Published In

AJR Am J Roentgenol

DOI

EISSN

1546-3141

Publication Date

October 2007

Volume

189

Issue

4

Start / End Page

943 / 946

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tendon Injuries
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Rupture
  • Rotator Cuff Injuries
  • Rotator Cuff
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Observer Variation
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Male