Intramuscular fluid collections and their association with longitudinal rotator cuff tears

M H Coates; W H Breidahl; P Marks

doi:10.1046/j.1440-1673.2001.00949.x

Intramuscular fluid collections and their association with longitudinal rotator cuff tears

Australas Radiol. 2001 Nov;45(4):423-6. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-1673.2001.00949.x.

Authors

M H Coates¹, W H Breidahl, P Marks

Affiliation

¹ Magnetic Resonance Centre, Perth Radiological Clinic, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia. mscoates@voyager.co.nz

PMID: 11903172
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1673.2001.00949.x

Abstract

This study draws attention to the association between intramuscular fluid collections occurring at the myo-tendinous junction of the rotator cuff secondary to longitudinal tears of their tendons.

MeSH terms

Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Rotator Cuff Injuries*
Synovial Fluid
Tendon Injuries / diagnosis