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ArticleJournal of medical ultrasonics (2001)2022

Usefulness of ultrasound in diagnosing long head of the biceps tendon malposition in patients with rotator cuff tears.

Yoshiko Fujiwara, Syuichi Yamamoto, Yumi Kato, Shimpei Kurata, Shuhei Fujii, Kazuya Inoue, Takashi Inoue, Takamitsu Mondori, Yoshiyuki Nakagawa, Yasuhito Tanaka

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Article in Journal of medical ultrasonics (2001), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 1 paper.

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yoshiko FujiwaraDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Uda City Hospital, 815 Haibarahagihara, Uda, Nara, 633-0298, Japan. hjyfp960@yahoo.co.jp.
Syuichi YamamotoDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Uda City Hospital, 815 Haibarahagihara, Uda, Nara, 633-0298, Japan.
Yumi KatoDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Uda City Hospital, 815 Haibarahagihara, Uda, Nara, 633-0298, Japan.
Shimpei KurataDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Uda City Hospital, 815 Haibarahagihara, Uda, Nara, 633-0298, Japan.
Shuhei FujiiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Uda City Hospital, 815 Haibarahagihara, Uda, Nara, 633-0298, Japan.
Kazuya InoueDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Uda City Hospital, 815 Haibarahagihara, Uda, Nara, 633-0298, Japan.
Takashi InoueDepartment of Evidence-Based Medicine, Institute for Clinical and Translational Science, Nara Medical University Hospital, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara, Nara, 634-8522, Japan.
Takamitsu MondoriDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Uda City Hospital, 815 Haibarahagihara, Uda, Nara, 633-0298, Japan.
Yoshiyuki NakagawaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Uda City Hospital, 815 Haibarahagihara, Uda, Nara, 633-0298, Japan.
Yasuhito TanakaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara, Nara, 634-8522, Japan.
Nara City Hospital · JPNara Medical University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis study aimed to determine the role of preoperative shoulder ultrasonography (SUS) in detecting positional abnormalities of the long head of the biceps tendon (LHBT) and predicting subscapularis (SSC) tears in patients with rotator cuff injuries.

methodsA total of 331 patients (365 shoulders) who had undergone arthroscopic shoulder surgery for the treatment of rotator cuff tears were included in the study. Their preoperative SUS and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings were examined retrospectively to assess the presence of LHBT abnormalities at the bicipital groove. Using arthroscopic findings as the standard of reference, the sensitivity, specificity, and diagnostic accuracy of SUS and MRI were calculated for detection of LHBT malposition. Furthermore, the correlation between SSC rupture and preoperative LHBT condition was evaluated by MRI and SUS.

resultsLHBT malposition was preoperatively diagnosed with a sensitivity of 92%, specificity of 90%, and accuracy of 91% with SUS, and a sensitivity of 74%, specificity of 84%, and accuracy of 80% with MRI. Preoperative SUS was significantly superior to MRI in terms of sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy (p < 0.001 each). Further, the preoperative SUS LHBT findings could predict well the presence or absence of intraoperative SSC rupture (odds ratio: 1.73, p < 0.001).

conclusionSUS is a useful diagnostic modality for preoperative detection of LHBT malposition and prediction of SSC tears in patients with rotator cuff tears.

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Rotator Cuff InjuriesHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingRetrospective StudiesRotator CuffRuptureTendonsUltrasonographyIntraoperative subscapularis tearLong head of the biceps tendonShoulder ultrasonography

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