Soft tissue injury of the shoulder after single non-dislocating trauma: prevalence and spectrum of intraoperative findings during shoulder arthroscopy and treatment results.

Background And Purpose: The purpose of our study was to present the spectrum and prevalence of intraarticular lesions in patients with shoulder pain after a single non-dislocating shoulder trauma and to evaluate the clinical results according to pathology and workers' compensation status.

Methods: Sixty consecutive patients (61 shoulders) with shoulder pain following a single non-dislocating shoulder trauma had shoulder arthroscopy. The indication for surgery was either persistent pain for 3 months or longer after trauma and/or an intraarticular lesion on MRI.