Anatomy and Function
Figure 9-1. The three heads of the deltoid muscle. Schematic drawing of an [A] anterior, [B] lateral, and [C] posterior view of the right shoulder. Red= clavicular head. Green= scapular…
Sonographic Technique
2. Sonographic Technique The deltoid has the typical muscle appearance and its best-known role at US is indirect while serving as a reference standard to access the echogenicity of the…
Clinical Perspective
Figure 8-1. The natural history of adhesive capsulitis. See text for details. Related posts: Anatomy and Function Pathogenesis Terminology Anatomy and Function Pathogenesis Postoperative Imaging Perspective
Clinical Perspective
1. Clinical Perspective Although historically regarded as an incidental finding, OA may occasionally produce symptoms arising from subacromial impingement or instability at the site of non-union.12-15 Symptomatic OA typically causes…
Clinical Perspective
1. Clinical Perspective Proximal humerus fractures represent a common fall-related condition that occurs primarily in older osteoporotic individuals. Although already common, their incidence is predicted to triple over the next…
Pathogenesis
2. Pathogenesis French anatomist and surgeon, Jean-François Jarjavay is credited as the first to describe morbid processes of the SSB in 1867.9 Since then, histologic studies have documented that synovial…
Terminology
3. Terminology A number of terms are currently used to describe tendon disorders, including tendinitis, tendonitis, tendinosis, tendinopathy, calcifying tendinitis, calcic tendinopathy, calcified tendinopathy, calcareous tendinopathy, calcific tendinopathy, tendinosis calcarea,…
Terminology
3. Terminology A consensual terminology is lacking and numerous terms are used interchangeably to describe disorders of the LHBBT, including tendinitis, tendonitis, tendinosis, tendinopathy, and tenosynovitis. When assessing the extra-articular…
Pathogenesis
2. Pathogenesis Disorders of the LHBBT are often classified as primary or secondary. Primary lesions are isolated to the LHBBT, with no associated abnormalities elsewhere in the shoulder. Secondary lesions…
Terminology
3. Terminology The inconstancy of findings indicative of a true inflammatory process on histopathological examination prompted a suggestion to abandon the term bursitis in favor of local bursal reaction when…
