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19190053

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-2-4
pubmed:abstractText
We undertook clinical and ultrasonographic examination of the shoulders of 420 asymptomatic volunteers aged between 50 and 79 years. MRI was performed in selected cases. Full-thickness tears of the rotator cuff were detected in 32 subjects (7.6%). The prevalence increased with age as follows: 50 to 59 years, 2.1%; 60 to 69 years, 5.7%; and 70 to 79 years, 15%. The mean size of the tear was less than 3 cm and tear localisation was limited to the supraspinatus tendon in most cases (78%). The strength of flexion was reduced significantly in the group with tears (p = 0.01). Asymptomatic tears of the rotator cuff should be regarded as part of the normal ageing process in the elderly but may be less common than hitherto believed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0301-620X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
91
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
196-200
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-10
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Prevalence and characteristics of asymptomatic tears of the rotator cuff: an ultrasonographic and clinical study.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Martina Hansen's Hospital, P B 23, 1306 Baerum Postterminal, Norway. st.moos@online.no
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article