Acromial fracture - ultrasound

Case contributed by Maulik S Patel , 18 Jul 2014
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Maulik S Patel, 6 Feb 2022

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Acromial fracture - ultrasound
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History ofA fall from bike two months back. Injury to the left upper chest.History of left upper posterior rib fracture.Complaining of pain in the left shoulder.Referred to check rotator cuff integrity.
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Findings of a normal and intactrotator cuff with acromial fracture.

  • -<p>Findings of normal and intact cuff with acromial fracture.</p>
  • +<p>Findings of a normal rotator cuff with <a title="Scapular fracture" href="/articles/scapular-fracture">acromial fracture</a>.</p>

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  • shoulder ultrasound

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Intact and normal echo pattern of the rotator cuff.

No bursal effusion.

No glenohumeral joint or subacromial-subdeltoid bursal effusion.

Acromion showsScapular acromion process cortical breach, fragmentation.

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Image Ultrasound (Transverse) ( update )

Perspective was set to Transverse.

Image Ultrasound (Two orthogonal planes) ( update )

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Image Ultrasound (Longitudinal) ( update )

Perspective was set to Longitudinal.

Image Ultrasound (Transverse) ( update )

Perspective was set to Transverse.

Image Ultrasound (Longitudinal) ( update )

Perspective was set to Longitudinal.

Image Ultrasound (Longitudinal) ( update )

Perspective was set to Longitudinal.

Image Ultrasound (Longitudinal) ( update )

Perspective was set to Longitudinal.

Image Ultrasound (Longitudinal) ( update )

Perspective was set to Longitudinal.

Image Ultrasound (Transverse) ( update )

Perspective was set to Transverse.

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Findings was changed:

Fracture line through the acromion process of the scapula.

If corticated margins are noted on both sidedsides of lucency, it favoursfavors os acromiale.

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Acromial fracture
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