The Arthrographic Findings of the Painful Shoulder in Middle and High Aged People

Abstract

We have examined X-P and arthrograms of 32 cases, or 35 joints of the painful shoulder patients over forty years old. They did not have any history of injury, tumor, infection or systemic diseases.X-P findings appeared much more in the 2nd shoulder joint than in the 1st shoulder joint.If AHI is less than 7mm, we have to suspect the rupture of rotator cuff.We found any arthrographic findings in all cases, 89% in inferior pouch and subscapular bursa, 40% in rotator cuff, and 70% in biceps groove.The reduction of inferior pouch and subscapular bursa increases with aging and suffering period, and it makes the limitation of ROM. The rupture of rotator cuff increases with aging, and especially it exists in 64% of the patients over 60 years old. We could not find any relation between the clinical findings and the arthrographic findings of bicipital groove.