High riding shoulder
Last revised by Muhammad Qasim Khan on 2 May 2022
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Citation:
Stanislavsky A, Khan M, Hacking C, et al. High riding shoulder. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-12378
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Article created:
19 Nov 2010,
Alexandra Stanislavsky ◉
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At the time the article was created Alexandra Stanislavsky had no recorded disclosures.
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Last revised:
2 May 2022,
Muhammad Qasim Khan
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Synonyms:
- High riding humeral head
- Superior humeral head subluxation
- Superior subluxation of the humeral head
A high-riding shoulder refers to the superior displacement/subluxation of the humeral head with resultant decrease in the acromiohumeral distance.
The differential for a high-riding shoulder is:
- rotator cuff tear with or without rotator cuff arthropathy
- rheumatoid arthritis: rheumatoid arthritis causes chronic rotator cuff tears leading to the classic high riding humerus
- CPPD
References
- 1. Helms CA. Fundamentals of skeletal radiology. W B Saunders Co. (2005) ISBN:0721605702. Read it at Google Books - Find it at Amazon
- 2. Jacob M. Core Radiology: A Visual Approach to Diagnostic Imaging https://books.google.com.pk/books/about/Core_Radiology.html?id=1aPrAAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=kp_read_button&hl=en&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false
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