ROLE OF ULTRASOUND TEST IN DIAGNOSIS OF CLINICALLY SUSPECTED | ||
| IRAQI JOURNALOF COMMUNITY MEDICINE | ||
| Article 1, Volume 25, Issue 2, June 2012, Pages 175-178 | ||
| Author | ||
| Mohamed Jaafer Jawad | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: shoulder pain is a common problem in different age group, often diagnosed clinically but clinical diagnosis does not give accuracy alone unless to be confirmed by another investigations. Objective: Compare the role of ultrasound test in diagnosis of Rotator cuff tear with those clinically suspected patients. Patient and Method: The study started from 2008-2010. Thirty-three patients with shoulder pain were included in the study. The study is a prospective study was done in Al-Yermouk teaching hospital. Results: Complete tear is diagnosed clinically and Ultrasound study is useful to prove the diagnosis with sensitivity of (87.5%).Partial tear is diagnosed mainly clinically and Ultrasound study is not so useful in the diagnosis with the sensitivity of (56%) and thus those patients need for further investigations. Conclusion: Ultrasound is non-invasive, safe and gives high percentage of accuracy in diagnosis of Rotator cuff tear. Keywords: Rotator cuff tear, clinical diagnosis, ultrasound. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Rotator cuff tear; clinical diagnosis; ultrasound | ||
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