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These findings have significant clinical implications for the diagnosis, management, and treatment strategies of shoulder joint pathologies. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the MR arthrography results of 78 patients who underwent shoulder imaging at D\u00fczce University Medical Faculty between October 2021 and November 2024. The study included patients diagnosed with SLAP lesions and compared them with a control group without such pathology. Data on joint capsule thickness at the level of the axillary recess, SLAP lesion type, cuff pathology, and demographic information were collected and analyzed. Results: The study included 32 patients with SLAP lesions and 46 control subjects. The mean age of the patients was 44.75 \u00b1 14.18 years, whereas the control group had a mean age of 38.76 \u00b1 13 years. The patient group presented a significantly greater mean anterior capsule thickness (3.13 \u00b1 1.28 mm vs. 1.72 \u00b1 0.7 mm, p = 0.0001), posterior capsule thickness (3.35 \u00b1 1.32 mm vs. 1.95 \u00b1 1.06 mm, p = 0.0001), and maximum capsule thickness (3.6 \u00b1 1.32 mm vs. 2.06 \u00b1 1.01 mm, p = 0.0001) in the axillary recess. SLAP type 2 lesions were the most common type (43.76%) in the patient group. Conclusions: This study revealed a significant association between SLAP lesions and an increased shoulder joint capsule thickness. These findings suggest that MR arthrography is an effective tool for assessing the joint capsule changes associated with labral tears, contributing to the better diagnosis and management of shoulder joint pathologies in clinical practice.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/medicina60081332","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,8,16]],"date-time":"2024-08-16T12:40:07Z","timestamp":1723812007000},"page":"1332","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Relationship between SLAP Lesions and Shoulder Joint Capsule Thickness: An MR Arthrographic Study"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"60","author":[{"given":"Derya","family":"G\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Duzce University, D\u00fczce 81620, Turkey"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9911-5961","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Veysel","family":"Uluda\u011f","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Duzce University, D\u00fczce 81620, Turkey"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0649-2339","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mehmet","family":"Ar\u0131can","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Duzce University, D\u00fczce 81620, Turkey"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4801-8854","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Elif Nisa","family":"\u00dcnl\u00fc","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Duzce University, D\u00fczce 81620, Turkey"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hayri","family":"O\u011ful","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Radiology, Medical Faculty, Medipol University, Istanbul 34083, Turkey"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,8,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"e17604","DOI":"10.7717\/peerj.17604","article-title":"Shoulder mobility and strength impairments in patients with rotator cuff related shoulder pain: A systematic review and meta analysis","volume":"12","year":"2024","journal-title":"PeerJ"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"102972","DOI":"10.1016\/j.eats.2024.102972","article-title":"Creating a Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of the Glenohumeral Joint From Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Assist in Surgical Decision-Making","volume":"13","author":"Dowe","year":"2024","journal-title":"Arthrosc. 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