KMID : 0858320080110020090
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Journal of the Korean Shoulder Elbow Society 2008 Volume.11 No. 2 p.90 ~ p.95
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Efficacy of Ultrasonogram for the Diagnosis of Biceps Tendon Pathology
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Seo Joong-Bae
Lee Jee-Young Bahng Seung-Chul
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Abstract
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Purpose: We wanted to assess the accuracy of ultrasound for detecting abnormality of the long head of the biceps tendon in patients with rotator cuff disorders.
Materials and Methods: Between January 2006 and March 2007, we reviewed the arthroscopic findings of biceps tendons in 67 patients with rotator cuff disorder and who underwent ultrasonography pre-operatively. The patients¡¯ average age was 58 years and there were 41 males and 26 females. The statuses of the biceps tendons were described as ¡®normal¡¯, ¡®dislocation¡¯, ¡®subluxation¡¯, ¡®partial or complete tears¡¯, and ¡®tendinopathy¡¯. We investigated the correspondence between the arthroscopic and ultrasonographic findings.
Results: On ultrasonography, the biceps tendons were ¡®normal¡¯ in 37 patients and ¡®abnormal¡¯ in 30 patients. On arthroscopy, 5 biceps tendons turned out to have partial tears, which were ¡®normal¡¯ on ultrasonography. On the other hand, 8 biceps tendons were ¡®normal¡¯ which were ¡®abnormal¡¯ on ultrasonography. Three dislocations and 4 complete tears of biceps tendons were identified on arthroscopy, and all of them were detected by ultrasonography. Of the 20 cases of ¡®tendinopathy¡¯ seen on ultrasonography, 15 patients had partial tears and the remaining 5 patients were normal on arthroscopy.
Conclusion: Ultrasonography is accurate for detecting some biceps pathologies, such as dislocation or complete tear, but it is not accurate for the detection of partial tear.
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KEYWORD
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Rotator cuff disorder, Biceps Tendon , Ultrasonography
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