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ArticleJournal of rehabilitation medicine2025

Mapping of ultrasonography methods and shoulder soft-tissue injury locations in patients with stroke: a scoping review.

Masayuki Dogan, Daisuke Ito, Shota Watanabe, Tetsuya Tsuji, Michiyuki Kawakami

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Masayuki DoganDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Daisuke ItoDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-1924-3849
Shota WatanabeDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Tokyo Bay Rehabilitation Hospital, Chiba, Japan.
Tetsuya TsujiDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-4728-9409
Michiyuki KawakamiDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Tokyo Bay Rehabilitation Hospital, Chiba, Japan. michiyukikawakami@hotmail.com.ORCID 0000-0001-6459-3325

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Abstract

objectiveTo map studies that use ultrasonography to assess shoulder soft-tissue injuries in stroke survivors and identify the methods and soft-tissue injury locations.

designScoping review.

methodsA literature search was performed through PubMed and ICHUSI from 1966 to May 2023 using the terms "stroke", "shoulder soft-tissue injury", and "ultrasonography". Original articles that used ultrasonography to evaluate shoulder soft-tissue injuries in patients with stroke were selected. Extracted data included study design, phase, sample size, ultrasonographic methods (probe, evaluation position, frequency, and assessment site), and soft-tissue injury location.

resultsAmong 249 articles identified, 10 met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. In ultrasonographic methods, over half the studies used linear transducer probes, evaluated participants in a sitting position, and applied frequencies of 5-7 MHz. Common assessment sites were the supraspinatus tendon, long head of the biceps tendon, subscapularis tendon, infraspinatus tendon, and subacromial-subdeltoid bursa. The most common locations of shoulder soft-tissue injuries were the long head of the biceps tendon (effusion/tendinitis) and the supraspinatus tendon (tear/tendinitis).

conclusionThis study identified ultrasonographic methods and hemiplegic shoulder soft-tissue injury locations. These findings may help facilitate evaluations and enable proper assessment of shoulder soft-tissue injuries in patients with stroke using ultrasonography in clinical practice.

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Shoulder InjuriesSoft Tissue InjuriesStrokeHumansUltrasonography

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PMCPMC12305688

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