# asymptomatic shoulder abnormalities were found in 96% of subjects
> Twenty-five right and 26 left shoulders were imaged. The subject age range was 40-70 years. Ultrasound showed subacromial-subdeltoid bursal thickening in 78% (40/51) of the subjects, acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis in 65% (33/51), supraspinatus tendinosis in 39% (20/51), subscapularis tendinosis in 25% (13/51), partial-thickness tear of the bursal side of the supraspinatus tendon in 22% (11/51), and posterior glenoid labral abnormality in 14% (7/51). All other findings had a prevalence of 10% or less.[[(Girish et al., 2011)#^e48fq]]
> Asymptomatic shoulder abnormalities were found in 96% of the subjects.[[(Girish et al., 2011)#^yw6a8]]
- 78% of these had thickening of bursa
- 65% had joint osteoarthritis
- 39% had supraspinatus tendinosis
- 25% had subscapularis tendinosis
- 22% had supraspinatus tears
- 14% had labral abnormalities
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