Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 5, Issue 5 , Pages 368-370, September 1996

The vacuum arthrogram in the shoulder: Correlation with rotator cuff disease

    BM, BCh, MA, MSc, FRCSC
  • Stephen C. Reed

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Stephen C. Reed, BM, BCh, MA, MSc, FRCSC, The Orthopaedic and Arthritic Hospital, 43, Wellesley St. East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
    • , MB, ChB, FRCSC, FACS
  • Peter Welsh

Plain radiographs of the shoulder can demonstrate a vacuum arthrogram delineating the articular surfaces. In a review of 122 consecutive arthrograms with radiographic contrast injections, there were 25 vacuum arthrograms on the preceding plain films. We have found the presence of a vacuum arthrogram to be an accurate predictor of an intact rotator cuff, with a specificity of 0.98 and a positive predictive value of 0.96.

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PII: S1058-2746(96)80068-1

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 5, Issue 5 , Pages 368-370, September 1996

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