Ultrasonography as diagnostic tool in rotator cuff injuries of shoulder
Journal Title: IP International Journal of Orthopaedic Rheumatology - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction Rotator Cuff injuries are quite common in adults with or without trauma These are suspected on clinical history and examination and commonly confirmed by Ultrasonography and MRI of shoulder This study aims to use Ultrasonography of shoulder as the main diagnostic tool for such injuriesMaterial and Methods A total of 30 patients suspected to have complete or incomplete tear of Rotator Cuff were subjected to Clinical Examination of Shoulder including specific tests for Rotator Cuff Muscles Xray and Ultrasonography of shoulder Diagnosis by clinical examination and Ultrasonography was compared Observation and Results Out of 30 cases studied on clinical examination 10 cases had complete tear of supraspinatus 19 cases had incomplete tear of supraspinatus with or without subscapularis and 1 case had isolated subscapularis tear Ultrasonography noted full thickness tear of supraspinatus in 8 cases incomplete tear of supraspinatus with or without subscapularis in 20 cases bicipital tendinitis in 01 case and subacromial subdeltoid bursitis in 01 caseConclusion Ultrasonography confirms the clinical diagnosis of rotator cuff tear with satisfactory sensitivity and specificity It can be used as a first line diagnostic tool for diagnosis of Rotator cuff tear as it confirms the clinical suspicion and its results are comparable to MRI Keywords Rotator Cuff tear Ultrasonogprahy Shoulder
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Malhaar Jadhav, N. S. Dhaniwala
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