Correlation of findings in clinical and high resolution ultrasonography examinations of the painful shoulder
Objective: High resolution ultrasonography is a non-painful and non-invasive imaging technique which is useful for the assessment of shoulder pain causes, as clinical examination often does not allow an exact diagnosis. The aim of this study was to compare the fi ndings of clinical examination an...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sciendo
2015-03-01
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| Series: | Journal of Ultrasonography |
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| Online Access: | http://jultrason.pl/index.php/issues/volume-15-no-60/correlation-of-findings-in-clinical-and-high-resolution-ultrasonography-examinations-of-the-painful-shoulder?aid=320 |
| Summary: | Objective: High resolution ultrasonography is a non-painful and non-invasive imaging
technique which is useful for the assessment of shoulder pain causes, as clinical
examination often does not allow an exact diagnosis. The aim of this study was to
compare the fi ndings of clinical examination and high resolution ultrasonography
in patients presenting with painful shoulder. Methods: Non-interventional observational
study of 100 adult patients suffering from unilateral shoulder pain. Exclusion
criteria were shoulder fractures, prior shoulder joint surgery and shoulder injections
in the past month. The physicians performing the most common clinical shoulder
examinations were blinded to the results of the high resolution ultrasonography and
vice versa. Results: In order to detect pathology of the m. supraspinatus tendon, the
Hawkins and Kennedy impingement test showed the highest sensitivity (0.86) whereas
the Jobe supraspinatus test showed the highest specifi city (0.55). To identify m. subscapularis
tendon pathology the Gerber lift off test showed a sensitivity of 1, whereas
the belly press test showed the higher specifi city (0.72). The infraspinatus test showed
a high sensitivity (0.90) and specifi city (0.74). All AC tests (painful arc IIa, AC joint
tendernessb, cross body adduction stress testc
) showed high specifi cities (a0.96, b0.99, c
0.96). Evaluating the long biceps tendon, the palm up test showed the highest sensitivity
(0.47) and the Yergason test the highest specifi city (0.88). Conclusion: Knowledge
of sensitivity and specifi city of various clinical tests is important for the interpretation
of clinical examination test results. High resolution ultrasonography is needed in most
cases to establish a clear diagnosis. |
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| ISSN: | 2084-8404 2451-070X |