Clinical assessment and magnetic resonance imaging of the shoulder of patients with spinal cord injury.

Objective: To study the shoulder of this group of patients using magnetic resonance imaging to detect clinical and subclinical disorders and establish a rehabilitation program.

Methods: Nine patients with spinal cord injury followed in the Laboratory of Biomechanics and Rehabilitation of the Locomotive System at HC/UNICAMP were divided into two groups according to the presence of paraplegia and tetraplegia and were clinically assessed for correlation with the imaging exams.

Results: Normal results were found in 41% of the shoulders.