The Diagnosis and Prognosis of Impingement Syndrome in the Shoulder with Using Quantitative SPECT Assessment: A Prospective Study of 73 Patients and 24 Volunteers | Zendy

Jin-Young Park | Zendy; Seok Gun Park | Zendy; Jung-Sup Keum | Zendy; Junghwan Oh | Zendy; Joon-Suk Park | Zendy

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The Diagnosis and Prognosis of Impingement Syndrome in the Shoulder with Using Quantitative SPECT Assessment: A Prospective Study of 73 Patients and 24 Volunteers

Author(s) -

Jin-Young Park,

Seok Gun Park,

Jung-Sup Keum,

Junghwan Oh,

Joon-Suk Park

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

clinics in orthopedic surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.002

H-Index - 34

eISSN - 2005-4408

pISSN - 2005-291X

DOI - 10.4055/cios.2009.1.4.194

Subject(s) - medicine , impingement syndrome , acromion , rotator cuff , greater tuberosity , humerus , acromioplasty , shoulder impingement syndrome , nuclear medicine , clavicle , radiology , cuff , prospective cohort study , rotator cuff injury , surgery

Diagnosing impingement syndrome without rotator cuff tear usually depends on the physical examination and roentgenography, and obtaining objective evidence for this condition is at best difficult. The purpose of this study was to ascertain whether quantitatively assessing this condition with using single photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT) can diagnose impingement syndrome and predict the postoperative results.

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