Table 2: Treatment patterns for all patients with MRI by final diagnosis, as determined by MRI or by surgical finding when applicable.

Final diagnosis Number (%) Average age Treatment prior to MRI Surgery within 12 months
Full thickness rotator cuff tear 69 (25.1%) 61.4 49 (71.0%) 44 (63.8%)
Partial thickness rotator cuff tear 66 (24.0%) 56.2 30 (45.5%) 28 (42.4%)
Massive/chronic rotator cuff tear 29 (10.5%) 63.4 20 (69.0%) 11 (37.9%)
Tendinitis, tendinopathy, bursitis 61 (22.2%) 50.1 45 (73.8%) 4 (6.6%)
Arthritis (glenohumeral) 29 (10.5%) 55.7 20 (69.0%) 6 (20.7%)
Adhesive capsulitis 2 (0.7%) 44.9 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
Shoulder pain - no pathology found 19 (6.9%) 38.9 13 (68.4%) 0 (0%)
All diagnoses 275 (100%) 55.8 177 (64.4%) 93 (33.8%)