Investigating shoulder injury (summary)
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Jones J, Hacking C, Investigating shoulder injury (summary). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 08 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-42656
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This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists
Shoulder injury is a relatively uncommon, but important cause for presentation to the Emergency Department. Pain may be the result of acute or chronic injury.
Summary
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assessment
- history
- history of trauma?
- previous injury?
- examination
- pain - location, type
- range of motion at the shoulder
- distal neurovascular status
- history
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investigation
-
shoulder x-ray (AP + Y-view)
- simple, cheap and easy to assess
- chronic pathology
- osteoarthritis
- calcific tendinitis
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other investigation
- shoulder US
- chronic pain and rotator cuff injury
- shoulder CT
- complicated shoulder fractures
- shoulder MRI
- follow up imaging following looking for labral tear
- shoulder US
-
shoulder x-ray (AP + Y-view)
Common pathology
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