{
  "abstract": "Objectives The aim of the Finnish imaging of shoulder study (FIMAGE) is four-fold: To assess (1) the prevalence of shoulder symptoms and the most common anatomical variants and imaging abnormalities of the shoulder; (2) the concordance between shoulder symptoms, function, and imaging abnormalities; (3) the most important determinants of symptoms, function, and imaging abnormalities; and (4) the course of shoulder complaints over five years.Method The FIMAGE target population of 600 participants, aged 40 to 75 years, will be randomly selected from a nationally representative general population sample of 9,922 individuals originally recruited for the Finnish Health 2000 Survey. Upon giving informed consent, the participants will be invited to a clinical visit that includes assessment of general health, shoulder symptoms, bilateral shoulder examination, and imaging of both shoulders with plain radiography and magnetic resonance imaging.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Finnish Center for Evidence-Based Orthopaedics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland",
        "Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland"
      ],
      "name": "Thomas Ibounig"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Musculoskeletal Health and Wiser Health Care Units, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia"
      ],
      "name": "Rachelle Buchbinder"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Finnish Center for Evidence-Based Orthopaedics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland",
        "Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland"
      ],
      "name": "Teppo Järvinen"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Finnish Center for Evidence-Based Orthopaedics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland",
        "Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland"
      ],
      "name": "Lasse Rämö"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Finnish Center for Evidence-Based Orthopaedics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland",
        "Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland"
      ],
      "name": "Simo Taimela"
    }
  ],
  "title": "003 Concordance of shoulder symptoms and imaging findings – a protocol for the Finnish IMAGing of ShouldEr (FIMAGE) study",
  "uid": "3ebefa58-6919-532c-9d3d-fb4f5dd885fe"
}