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Table 1 MRI findings for each patient

From: Missed fractures of the greater tuberosity

Patients

Affected/Dominant limb

Duration of follow-up (months)

Interval from initial injury to diagnosis

Referral

Associated injury at MRI

Type of primary injury

Treatment

Complications

Worker claim compensation

OSS

1

R/R

9 months

12 days

Secondary

None

Fall from scaffold

nonoperative, plus 1 glenohumeral joint injection

Stiffness at 6 weeks post-treatment, resolved at the final follow up

No

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2

L/R

8 months

3 days

Primary

None

Rugby

nonoperative

No

No

46

3

R/R

8 months

67 days

Secondary

Partial thickness supraspinatus tear

Patagonian twister

nonoperative plus 1 glenohumeral joint injection 3 months after injury

Stiffness at 3 months post-treatment, resolved at the final follow up

No

31

4

L/R

8 months

60 Days

Secondary

None

Rugby army

nonoperative plus 1 glenohumeral joint injection 3 months after injury

Stiffness 3 months post-treatment, resolved at the final follow up

No

45

5

R/R

12 months

42 days

Secondary

None

Fall

nonoperative

No

No

31

6

R/R

15 months

28 days

Secondary

None

Direct fall on the right shoulder while cycling

nonoperative

No

No

46

7

R/R

11 months

8 days

Primary

Subscapularis tear

Fall down steps

nonoperative

No

No

Abroad

8

L/R

8 months

8 days

Primary

None

Fall

nonoperative

No

No

Declined

9

R/R

10 months

3 weeks

Primary

None

Fall on ice

nonoperative

No

No

Abroad

10

R/R

44 months

3 months

Secondary

None

Fall playing soccer

nonoperative

Post-traumatic impingement managed with subacromial decompression

No

Abroad

11

R/R

10 months

8 weeks

Secondary

None

Motocycle road traffic accident

nonoperative

No

No

30

12

R/R

46 months

2 months

Secondary

None

Fall while skiing

nonoperative

Post-traumatic impingement managed with subacromial decompression

No

48

13

L/L

6 months

3 months

Secondary

None

Fall while skiing

nonoperative

No

No

17

14

R/R

17 months

3 weeks

Primary

None

Bicycle road traffic accident

nonoperative

No

No

38

15

L/R

18 months

5 weeks

Secondary

None

Bicycle road traffic accident

nonoperative

No

No

44

16

L/R

3 months

1 day

Primary

None

Fall down stairs

nonoperative

No

No

46

17

R/R

20 months

4 months

Secondary

None

Fall from ladder

nonoperative

Post-traumatic impingement managed with subacromial decompression

No

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