Prevalencia de lesiones del tendón supraespinoso diagnosticado por resonancia magnética de hombro en pacientes de 20-80 años que acudieron a Medimagen, Cuenca 2021-2022

Abstract

Background: The main cause of shoulder pain is rotator cuff injuries; of the four tendons that make it up, the one that is frequently injured is the supraspinatus tendon (1). Shoulder MRI has a high sensitivity (around 90%) in regard to tendon injuries due to tears, a sensitivity that increases with complete tears, and a specificity of 99% (3). Objective: To determine the prevalence of supraspinatus tendon injuries diagnosed by shoulder MRI in patients aged 20- 80 years who received medical care at Medimagen, Cuenca, in 2021-2022. Method: Descriptive and retrospective study which analyzed radiological reports of patients who underwent shoulder MRI in Medimagen. Microsoft Excel and IBM SPSS Statistics 25 were used for statistical analysis. Results: 422 radiological reports of patients who underwent shoulder MRI in 2021-2022 were analyzed. Results show that 265 patients had injuries to the supraspinatus tendon. Females were the most affected (52.1%) and the most affected shoulder was the right one (64.2%); the age range with the highest prevalence was 50-59 years (27.5%). The most common injury was partial rupture (38.5%). Conclusions: The study determined that shoulder injuries occur more frequently in females. The supraspinatus tendon is the most affected, and different injuries like tendinitis, partial rupture, and complete rupture, among others. The most affected shoulder was the right one.