- Rotator cuff abnormalities are nearly universal after age 40 on shoulder magnetic resonance imaging.
- Imaging findings poorly correlate with symptoms.
- Full-thickness tears were not independently linked to pain after adjustment.
- Abnormalities increase with age, consistent with degenerative change.
- Routine magnetic resonance imaging for atraumatic shoulder pain has limited diagnostic value.
Source: JAMA Internal Medicine, Invited Commentary
