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Associated Sonographic Findings according to the Type and Severity of Rotator Cuff Tear  

Park , Gi-Young (Departments of Rehabilitation Medicine, Keimyung University College of Medicine)
Kim , Young-Hyun (Departments of Rehabilitation Medicine, Keimyung University College of Medicine)
Lee , So-Young (Departments of Rehabilitation Medicine, Keimyung University College of Medicine)
Lee , Sung-Moon (Diagnostic Radiology, Keimyung University College of Medicine)
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Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine / v.29, no.3, 2005 , pp. 291-296 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objective: To determine the association between the type and severity of rotator cuff tear and ultrasonographic findings. Method: Total 91 cases with rotator cuff tear were classified into partial- or full-thickness tear according to arthrographic and ultrasonographic findings. Partial-thickness tear was divided into the tear on the bursal or articular side. Full-thickness tear was divided into small (2 cm$\geq$) or large (2 cm<) tear by the length of retraction. Combined findings which included biceps tenosynovitis, subacromial-subdeltoid (SASD) bursitis, acromio-clavicular (AC) joint osteoarthritis and the cortical irregularity of greater tubercle (GT) were evaluated by ultrasonography. Results: Sixty five cases (71.9%) were full-thickness tear and 26 cases (28.1 %) were partial-thickness tear. Forty two cases (46.1 %) were SASD bursitis, 33 cases (36.2%) were biceps tenosynovitis, 24 cases (26.3%) were cortical irregularity of GT, and 26 cases (28.5%) were AC joint osteoarthritis. The incidence of SASD bursitis was higher in fullthickness tear than partial-thickness tear. The SASD bursitis and cortical irregularity of GT were more frequently shown in large tear than small tear. Conclusion: SASD bursitis showed higher association with full-thickness tear than partial-thickness tear. The length of retraction was more severe wren SASD bursitis or cortical irregularity of GT was associated with full-thickness tear.
Keywords
Ultrasonography; Rotator cuff tear; Subacromial-subdeltoid bursa; Cortical irregularity of greater tubercle;
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