MRI Findings in Throwing Shoulders of Waterpolo Players

Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen

Status: Completed

Conditions: Non Throwing Shoulders; Waterpolo Players

Treatments: Other: MRI

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00959543

EKSG09/068

Details and patient eligibility

About

MRI examination of 60 shoulders of waterpolo players (30 throwing shoulders as well as the opposite side) and 15 healthy probands as control group (30 shoulders of non waterpolo players. The correlation of MRI alteration and clinical symptomatic findings in both groups will be investigated. The clinical examination is performed by 2 board certified orthopedic surgeons and based on the Constant Murley Score.

Enrollment: 45 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Study shoulders of elite waterpolo players
• Study shoulders of healthy non throwing persons
• Age between 18-35 years
• Male
• Given informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Previous shoulder surgery
• Goal keeper
• Metallic implants
• Pacemaker
• Tattoos with metallic colors

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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45 participants in 2 patient groups

waterpolo players

Other group

Description:

30 throwing shoulders of waterpolo players

Treatment:

Other: MRI

controle group

Other group

Description:

15 healthy patients (non waterpolo players); 30 shoulders

Treatment:

Other: MRI