Items tagged “rotator cuff”
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Transverse humeral ligament
The transverse humeral ligament (also known as the Brodie ligament) is a small broad ligament that extends between the lesser and greater tubercles of the humerus superior to the epiphyseal line. It encloses the tendon of the long head of biceps brachii and its sheath in the bicipital groove, fo...
Case
Rotator cuff barbotage (ultrasound-guided)
Published
30 Mar 2020
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Ultrasound
Article
Footprint of the rotator cuff
The footprint of the rotator cuff is the insertional anatomy and the common tendon of the rotator cuff. It is an integral part of the stability of the glenohumeral joint.
Gross anatomy
The rotator cuff footprint involves the convergence of the four rotator cuff tendons, which form a multi-laye...
Case
Rotator cuff calcific tendinopathy
Published
28 Apr 2020
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X-ray
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Articular-sided rotator cuff tear
Articular-sided rotator cuff tears are partial-thickness rotator cuff tears extending from the articular side into the rotator cuff.
Epidemiology
Articular-sided rotator cuff tears commonly occur in athletes with overhead activity 1.
They are more common than bursal-sided tears and most commo...
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Intrasubstance rotator cuff tear
Intrasubstance rotator cuff tears also known as concealed interstitial delaminations (CID) are concealed partial-thickness rotator cuff tears neither extending to the articular nor the bursal side of the rotator cuff.
Epidemiology
According to cadaver studies they are the most common form of p...
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Critical zone tear
A critical zone tear refers to a rotator cuff tear in the critical zone of the rotator cuff, described approximately 8-20 mm proximal of the insertion site.
Epidemiology
Common in adults and older people not so common in children and adolescents 2.
Clinical presentation
The clinical manifest...
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Massive rotator cuff tear
Massive rotator cuff tears are large full-thickness tears usually leading to glenohumeral joint destabilization. Different definitions of a massive rotator cuff tear exist in regard to tear size or the involvement of tendons.
Epidemiology
They constitute up to 40% of all rotator cuff tears 1,2...
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Cleavage tear of the rotator cuff
Cleavage tears of the rotator cuff are delaminated rotator cuff tears characterized as horizontal intratendinous splits between the articular and bursal layers of the rotator cuff tendons filled with fluid.
Epidemiology
Intratendinous delaminations seem to be common in articular-sided and burs...
Case
Subacromial shoulder impingement
Published
26 Sep 2023
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MRI
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Lower trapezius transfer with Achilles tendon graft tear
Published
21 Dec 2023
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MRI
CT
Case
Hourglass biceps tendon
Published
30 Jan 2024
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MRI
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