Risk Factors for Failure of Nonoperative Treatment of Posterior Shoulder Labral Tears on Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

CONCLUSION: Patients with an MRI confirmed posterior labral tear, which present with subjective complaints and physical exam maneuvers consistent with instability, appear less likely to be treated nonoperatively. Increased glenoid retroversion and posterior humeral head subluxation may also predispose patients toward surgical treatment. Additionally, posterior labral tears may extend into the anterior labrum more frequently than is recognized on MRI. PMID: 32601668 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32601668?dopt=Abstract

Source: Military Medicine - July 1, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Mil Med Source Type: research