Incidental Rotator Cuff Abnormalities on Magnetic Resonance Imaging
In this population-based study, RC abnormalities were nearly universal after age 40 years and showed poor concordance with shoulder symptoms. These findings suggest that RC abnormalities often represent normal age-related changes rather than disease and call into question the clinical value of routine imaging for atraumatic shoulder pain.
Authors
- Frank V. Bensch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8250-7379)
- Vesa Lepola
- Pirjo Maija Toivonen
- Mika Paavola (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2506-2115)
- Teppo L. N. Järvinen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3713-956X)
- Kari Kanto
- Anssi Ryösä (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7304-9700)
- Ville Haapamäki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7191-6185)
- Lasse Rämö (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4154-8462)
- Seppo Koskinen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1572-1735)
- Saara Raatikainen
- Niko Sillanpää
- Rachelle Buchbinder
- Simo Taimela
- Robert Björkenheim
- Tommi Härkänen
- Antti Joukainen
- Thomas Ibounig
Institutions
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- Helsinki University Hospital (FI)
- Turku University Hospital (FI)
- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (FI)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Internal Medicine
- Published
- 2026-02-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2025.7903
- Primary Topic
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00