Anatomy and Function

Jan 21, 2017 by in ULTRASONOGRAPHY Comments Off on 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…

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Sonographic Technique

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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…

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Clinical Perspective

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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

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Clinical Perspective

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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…

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Clinical Perspective

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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…

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Pathogenesis

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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…

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Terminology

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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,…

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Terminology

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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…

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Pathogenesis

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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…

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Terminology

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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…

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