Radiologic assessment of the shoulder. Plain and arthrographic. x

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Neviaser RJ. x Orthopedic Clinics of North America. [JC:okn] 18(3):343-9, 1987 Jul. x Five standard radiographic projections are useful in screening patients x with shoulder complaints. Three are AP views: internal rotation, external x rotation, and 100-degree abduction. The other two are the axillary and x bicipital groove views. Single-contrast arthrography is valuable in x diagnosing full-thickness rotator cuff tears, adhesive capsulitis, and x lesions of the biceps. It also is useful in determining deep-surface, x incomplete cuff tears and, occasionally, anterior instability. x