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The epidemiology of MRI detected shoulder injuries in athletes participating in the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Summer Olympics.

Akira M MurakamiAndrew J KompelLars EngebretsenXinning LiBruce B ForsterMichel D CremaDaichi HayashiMohamed JarrayaFrank W RoemerAli Guermazi
Published in: BMC musculoskeletal disorders (2018)
Our study demonstrated a high prevalence of both acute and chronic shoulder injuries in the Olympic athletes receiving shoulder MRI. The high rates of bursal, rotator cuff, and labral pathology found in these patients implies that some degree of glenohumeral instability and impingement is occurring, likely due to fatigue and overuse of the dynamic stabilizers. Future studies are needed to better evaluate sport-specific trends of injury.
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