Imaging of shoulder instability

• Published in: Skeletal radiology Vol. 49; no. 10; pp. 1505 - 1523
• Main Authors: De Filippo, Massimo, Schirò, Silvia, Sarohia, Dani, Barile, Antonio, Saba, Luca, Cella, Simone, Castagna, Alessandro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.10.2020; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Dislocation; Human motion; Humerus; Imaging; Imaging techniques; Injuries; Instability; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Motion stability; Nuclear Medicine; Orthopedics; Pathology; Radiology; Review Article; Shoulder; Shoulder instability; Computed tomography arthrography; Shoulder anatomic variant; Magnetic resonance arthrography

The shoulder enjoys the widest range of motion of all the joints in the human body, therefore requires a delicate balance between stability and motility. The glenohumeral joint is inclined to fall into two main instability categories: macro and micro. Macroinstability can be traumatic or atraumatic,...