VALUE OF RADIOTHERAPY IN TREATMENT OF HUMEROSCAPULAR PERIARTHRITIS - COMPARISON WITH MRI FINDINGS

Purpose: Evalution of MRI in radiotherapy of humeroscapular periarthri tis, Patients and methods: Seventy-seven patients with humeroscapular periarthritis prospectively underwent MRI before radiotherapy. Results : Six months after radiotherapy, 34% of the patients had achieved comp lete pain relief, 35% major pain relief. Twenty percent had only sligh t improvement and 12% no improvement. Positive correlation of radiothe rapy outcome and MRI findings could be shown for acute tendinitis, ero sions, and complete and incomplete ruptures of the supraspinatus tendo n. Conclusions: Radiotherapy is highly effective in the treatment of h umeroscapular periarthritis. The indication can be improved using MRI.