[Differential arthrographic diagnosis of the painful shoulder joint]

60 arthrograms of the shoulder were explored under morphologic and pathologic-anatomic aspects. Differentiation was made between acute and chronic pain. The possible findings in leaking of the contrast material out of the joint capsule are shown and discussed. Signs are quoted of degeneration of soft tissue and bone. The findings in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and a history of shoulder dislocation are summarised. Distension of the joint capsule without shoulder dislocation is described. Filling of the periarticular lymphatics is mentioned in different cases.