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MRI-Arthroscopy Correlations in the Overhead Athlete

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Overhead or throwing athletes subject the shoulder joint to repetitive high forces. These forces can result in either adaptation of the shoulder or injury to the shoulder. Repetitive microtrauma can injure either the rotator cuff or labrum. Not all damages to labrum and rotator cuff in the throwing shoulder require surgery as MRI abnormalities are present in a significant percentage of asymptomatic shoulders in throwing athletes. This chapter evaluates some common arthroscopy findings and correlates these findings with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Surgical techniques to repair superior labrum and partial rotator cuff tears in this setting are discussed.

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Gamradt, S.C. (2015). MRI-Arthroscopy Correlations in the Overhead Athlete. In: Brockmeier, S. (eds) MRI-Arthroscopy Correlations. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2645-9_16

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