SAN FRANCISCO -- Insurance companies' policies to refuse authorization of MRI scans to diagnose rotator cuff tears until patients have first tried physical therapy have probably raised overall ...

Two MRI findings -- joint capsule edema and thickness at the axillary recess, specifically -- proved useful in predicting stiff shoulder in patients with small to large full-thickness rotator cuff ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . BOSTON — According to a presenter at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, time ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Use of ultrasound as an initial imaging test for rotator cuff tears along with preoperative MRI for the ...

While ultrasound is usually viewed as more cost effective, MRI is most often used to evaluate the rotator cuff. When performing a cost utility analysis, utilizing an ultrasound as the initial imaging ...

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Lakers guard Kobe Bryant has a torn rotator cuff on his right shoulder, according to team officials. Bryant, who injured his shoulder in the second half of Wednesday night's ...

Mets third baseman David Wright had an MRI that showed a bruised rotator cuff that will not require a trip to the disabled list, ESPN New York's Adam Rubin tweeted. The seven-time All-Star was not in ...

St. Louis Cardinals LHP Mark Mulder has rotator cuff inflammation and irritation in his left shoulder, an MRI revealed. The Cardinals plan to re-examine Mulder’s shoulder in about a week, and haven’t ...

MIAMI -- The result of John Maine's MRI Tuesday revealed a mild strain of the right rotator cuff and the Mets are listing him as day-to-day. Maine will rejoin the team in Houston Thursday. The injury ...

Lakers shooting guard Kobe Bryant underwent an MRI on his injured shoulder Thursday morning, which revealed a tear of the rotator cuff, the team announced. Bryant injured his right shoulder in the ...

SAN ANTONIO – The Lakers will be without their superstar for Friday’s game in San Antonio, and probably quite a bit longer, after an MRI diagnosed that Kobe Bryant suffered a torn rotator cuff in his ...

Waiting about for MRI results on Kobe Bryant's injured shoulder, the references to Jan. 22, 2006, were impossible to miss. On that date, Bryant scored 81 points in a once in a lifetime performance ...