| ▲ | nradov 2 hours ago | |
There's a huge amount of confirmation bias in the process of diagnosing musculoskeletal conditions based on imaging studies. When a patient presents with a complaint about pain or lack of mobility then the care team will order imaging, and when they see some anatomic abnormality they'll assume it's causing the symptoms and needs to be surgically repaired. But studies have shown that if we perform the same imaging studies on a random population of subjects we'll find a lot of abnormalities and yet most of those subjects are asymptomatic. | ||
| ▲ | havaloc an hour ago | parent [-] | |
https://www.howardluksmd.com/sometimes-our-joints-just-hurt-... Many MRI “abnormalities” are, well… normal. “Age-appropriate” findings on MRI readings are vastly under-appreciated. If you are over 50, have no pain, and place you into an MRI, you have at least a … A 20% chance of having a meniscus abnormality. An 80% chance of something being listed as an abnormality in your knee. A 10-15% or higher chance of having a rotator cuff tear. An 80% chance of having a disc bulge in your back or neck. | ||