Items tagged “shoulder”
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Case
Hill-Sachs lesion - illustration
Published
23 Jan 2019
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Diagram
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Coracohumeral interval
The coracohumeral interval is usually measured on axial or oblique sagittal CT or MRI and normally measures between 7-11 mm. A measurement <6 mm is always considered abnormal 1.
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Shoulder lipoma
Published
18 Feb 2019
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MRI
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Glenoid labral tear
Glenoid labral tears are the injuries of the glenoid labrum and a possible cause of shoulder pain.
Clinical presentation
Patients with labral tears may present with a wide range of symptoms (depends on the injury type), which are often non-specific:
pain or discomfort (usually a precise point...
Article
Rotator cuff calcific tendinitis barbotage
Rotator cuff calcific tendonitis can be treated with various techniques including ultrasound-guided barbotage, which is also known as ultrasound-guided needling and lavage. It is often performed in conjunction with a subacromial bursal injection. Alternative treatments include extracorporeal sho...
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Extra-articular shoulder arthrogram injection (fluoroscopic guided)
Published
01 Apr 2020
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Fluoroscopy
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Shoulder arthrogram injection (fluoroscopic-guided)
Published
02 Apr 2020
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Fluoroscopy
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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...
Article
Hill-Sachs remplissage procedure
The remplissage procedure is performed to treat engaging/off-track Hill-Sachs defects. Via an arthroscopic approach, the posterosuperior humeral head bone defect is filled with a capsulotendinosis of posterior capsule and infraspinatus. The open approach of the same procedure is the Connolly pro...
Case
Calcific tendinitis of the rotator cuff
Published
24 Apr 2020
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MRI
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Rotator cuff calcific tendinopathy
Published
28 Apr 2020
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X-ray
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Long head of biceps brachii tendon sheath injection (technique)
Long head of biceps brachii (LHB) tendon sheath injections under ultrasound guidance ensure accurate delivery of injectate, which is important as these injections are often performed for diagnostic purposes.
Indications
pain
diagnostic injection
alternative access to the glenohumer...
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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...
Article
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...
Article
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...
Case
Neuropathic joint
Published
07 Aug 2020
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X-ray
Article
Glenoid retroversion
Glenoid retroversion is the abnormal posterior angulation of the articular surface of the glenoid of the scapula and is of importance as it predisposes to posterior glenohumeral instability and tears of the posterior labrum.
Pathology
The normal shoulder demonstrates neutral glenoid version, w...
Article
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
Anterior glenohumeral joint dislocation
Published
07 Oct 2020
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X-ray
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