Dynamic ultrasound is the best imaging modality to assess postoperative rotator cuff integrity and function for many clinical reasons. All patients can have an ultrasound study. Unlike with a CT ...

Ultrasound for rotator cuff Ultrasound uses sound waves to make pictures of your shoulders. Your doctor can use it to see the soft tissues (tendons, muscles, and the bursas) in your shoulder.

Rotator cuff tear. The tendons in your shoulder can become frayed, ... Ultrasound, which shows soft tissue areas such as tendons and muscles and how your shoulder looks as it's moving.

July 7, 2009 — Rotator cuff calcific tendonitis may respond to ultrasound-guided percutaneous treatment, according to the results of a nonrandomized controlled trial reported in the July issue ...

The Value of Percutaneous Ultrasound-Guided Subacromial Bursography for Rotator Cuff Tear in Elderly Patients with Shoulder Pain, Journal of Pain Research, Volume 16, (1895-1906), (2023). https ...

The rotator cuff can also be strained or tear after a fall, ... MRI or ultrasound scans can also be used. These tools examine soft tissues, including the tendons and muscles.

Rotator-cuff disorders. Tears of the rotator cuff can result from a substantial traumatic injury or can occur slowly over time. Most degenerative tears occur in the dominant arm of ...

Ultrasound scanning has revealed that 13% of the population in the fifth decade, 20% in the sixth decade and more than 30% in the seventh decade of life have a rotator cuff tear. Three stages of ...

Ultrasound measurement of rotator cuff thickness and acromio-humeral distance in the diagnosis of subacromial impingement syndrome of the shoulder. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2008; 16: 408 – ...

Mr. A, an office worker in his 40s who usually had a habit of sleeping on his right side, felt particularly heavy on his ...

"Ultrasound-guided lavage procedure for rotator cuff calcific tendinopathy is currently overused, follow-up X-rays to see if the calcium is gone are likely not needed, and more studies are needed ...

Most rotator-cuff tears are degenerative, atraumatic, and more prevalent with age. Nonoperative treatment, including physical therapy, ... ultrasound guidance is used in some centers, ...