Role of Ultrasonography in Evaluation of Rotator Cuff in Patients of Chronic Shoulder Pain in Comparison to Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 3
Abstract
Introduction: Shoulder pain is one of the most common complaints encountered in orthopedic practice, and approximately 1% of adults consult a general practitioner with new shoulder pain annually. Aims and Objectives: To evaluate the accuracy of ultrasonography (USG) in comparison to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in assessing rotator cuff pathology in terms of sensitivity and specificity. Materials and Methods: Our study is observational, prospective study with cross-sectional data collection done in a period of September 2015 to September 2016. 51 patients with chronic shoulder pain and those who fulfilled our inclusion criteria were selected as the study population. USG was done to assess rotator cuff followed by MRI. Result: In our study for assessing partial tendon tear USG was 92.9% sensitive, 86% specific, had 72% positive predictive value (PPV), 97% negative predictive value (NPV), and 88% accuracy in comparison to MRI. For assessing complete tendon tear USG showed 100% sensitivity, 97% specificity, 90% PPV, 100% NPV, and 98% accuracy. Conclusion: Ultrasound proved to be highly accurate in evaluating partial tendon tear and complete tear. Thus, USG can be used as primary screening modality while assessing rotator cuff pathology.
Authors and Affiliations
S B S Netam, Sanjay Kumar, Vinit Jain, Aishwerya Singh, Rajesh Kumar Singh, Vishal Jain
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP469663
- DOI -
- Views 104
- Downloads 0
Serum Albumin and Uric Acid Estimation in Ischemic Heart Disease Patients
Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate serum uric acid and serum albumin levels in ischemic heart disease patients (IHD). Materials and Methods: Around 60 persons were recruited for the study, with 30 patients diagnos...
Determination of Cut-off for Leptospira Immunoglobulin M Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay in South India
Background: Leptospirosis is diagnosed by dark-field microscopy, culture, antigen detection, molecular methods, and serology. Among the serological methods, microscopic agglutination test is the reference serological tes...
Reconstruction of Post-Burn Contracture of Fingers
Introduction: Reconstruction of post-burn contracture of fingers is a formidable challenge for the plastic surgeons, for it is important to restore length, function, and provide good quality skin cover. Our aim is to stu...
Incidence of Coronary Artery Anomalies among Patients Undergoing Coronary Angiography and its Relevance to Appropriate Choice of Coronary Catheter Selection - A Tertiary Care Center Study
Background: Coronary artery anomalies (CAA) are anatomical variations in coronary vessels associated with various symptoms such as angina, dyspnea on exertion, myocardial infarction (MI), and ventricular tachycardia. Pri...
Correlation of Surface Landmarks Based Insertion Length of Right Subclavian Central Venous Catheter with Post Insertion Location of Catheter Tip
Background: Subclavian central venous catheterisation (CVC) is done in critically ill patients requiring long-term central venous access. There is no gold standard for evaluating depth of insertion for catheter. In this...