Items tagged “shoulder mri”
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Glenolabral articular disruption lesion
Glenolabral articular disruption (GLAD) lesions result from a forced adduction injury. There is a superficial anterior inferior labral tear associated with an anterior inferior glenoid articular cartilage injury. These lesions do not tend to be associated with shoulder instability.
Radiographic...
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Acromial apophysiolysis
Acromial apohysiolysis is a finding on shoulder MRI that may be encountered in patients with an unfused acromial apophysis. It is associated with athletes in throwing sports.
Clinical presentation
Presents with superior shoulder tenderness in a patient <25 years old, often in a young throwing ...
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Double axillary pouch sign (shoulder)
The double axillary pouch sign is a collection of fluid between a torn anteroinferior glenoid labrum and the glenoid rim, giving the appearance of a second axillary pouch.
The sign is seen best with MR arthrography on the coronal view, and is considered by some, a very specific sign for an ante...
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Suprascapular notch
The suprascapular notch is located on the superior aspect of the scapula, at the scapula's anterolateral aspect.
Gross anatomy
The suprascapular notch separates the superior border of the scapula from the coracoid process.
Relations and/or boundaries
The suprascapular nerve passes through t...
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Spinoglenoid notch
The spinoglenoid notch is located on the superior and posterior aspect of the scapula.
Gross anatomy
Relations and/or boundaries
The spinoglenoid notch is a connection between the infraspinatus fossa and the supraspinatus fossa, which are divided by the scapular spine.
The notch is formed la...
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Tangent sign
The tangent sign is useful in helping to quantify supraspinatus muscle belly fatty atrophy with a positive sign implicated with a poorer outcome after supraspinatus tendon tear repair.
On a sagittal oblique plane, a line is drawn between the upper surface of the scapular spine and the upper sur...
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Subscapularis tendon tear
Subscapularis tendon tears are a less common rotator cuff tear, and have been considered more difficult to diagnose pre-operatively (both clinically and radiological) and have been known as a "hidden lesion" 5. Accurate pre-operative diagnosis is important as it affects the surgical approach and...
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