Table 4: Percentage of patients undergoing surgery based on MRI protocol group.
Protocol group | Number of patients | Average age | Patients treated with surgery |
Group I: Partial thickness RTC tear or tendinitis | 260 | 53.4 | 36 (13.8%) |
Group II: Acute RTC tear, < 70 y/o, or shoulder dislocation | 72 | 58.0 | 50 (69.4%) |
Group III: Chronic RTC tear, > 70 y/o, or arthritis | 34 | 70.3 | 11 (32.4%) |
Total | 491 | 55.6 | 124 (25.5%) |
RTC: rotator cuff.