TY - JOUR T1 - Infographic. When is abnormal normal? Reframing MRI abnormalities as a normal part of ageing JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine JO - Br J Sports Med DO - 10.1136/bjsports-2020-103563 SP - bjsports-2020-103563 AU - Adam G Culvenor AU - Marcella Ferraz Pazzinatto AU - Joshua J Heerey Y1 - 2021/01/12 UR - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2021/01/11/bjsports-2020-103563.abstract N2 - Sports and exercise medicine clinicians often refer for diagnostic imaging to help direct clinical management. The use of musculoskeletal MRI has risen rapidly in recent decades, yet the clinical benefit of MRI is uncertain.1 Imaging is useful for the differential diagnosis of many health conditions, including possible red flags, however, there are growing concerns of potential harm from MRIs caused by clinicians misinterpreting results triggering unnecessary interventions escalating patient fear/distress.2 Evidence-based reporting and clinically relevant interpretation of MRIs is critical.Recognising the clinical significance of MRI findings is often a challenge given the substantial discordance … ER -