A 62-year-old member asked:
my mri said i have a "intrtasubstance tear of the glenoid labrum". celebrex (celecoxib) did nothing for me. do i need surgery?
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Dr. David Rothfeld answered
36 years experience Radiology
Maybe: Mri is a non invasive diagnostic test. Consider mr arthrogram to see if tear might be more extensive than seem at regular mri.
Answered on Jul 29, 2013
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