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Medical history (the patient tells the doctor about an injury). For shoulder problems the medical history includes the patient's age, dominant hand, if injury affects normal work/activities as well as details on the actual shoulder problem including acute versus chronic and the presence of shoulder catching, instability, locking, pain, paresthesias (burning sensation), stiffness, swelling, and ...
The International Cartilage Repair Society has set up an arthroscopic grading system by which cartilage defects can be ranked: grade 0: (normal) healthy cartilage; grade 1: the cartilage has a soft spot, blisters, or superficial wear; grade 2: minor tears of less than one-half the thickness of the cartilage layer
A SLAP tear (superior labrum anterior to posterior) is a rupture in the glenoid labrum. SLAP tears are characterized by shoulder pain in specific positions, pain associated with overhead activities such as tennis or overhand throwing sports, and weakness of the shoulder. This type of injury often requires surgical repair. [8]
The incomplete tear is characterized by having only a portion of the tendon disconnected from the bone, where the complete tear has the tendon completely separated off the bone. For all forms of rotator cuff tears, depending on the severity of the injury, possible treatments include rest, an arm sling, physical therapy, steroid injections, and ...
An X-ray study of 100 shoulders in US soldiers found considerable variation in the size and shape of the joint. [5] The articular surfaces were notably different in size and form. On some, they are separated by a meniscus attached to the superior acromioclavicular ligament. This meniscus may be a blade of fibrocartilage that extends nearly ...
The light bulb sign is best observed on an AP radiograph of the shoulder. [5] Key features include: Rounded humeral head: The humeral head appears symmetrically rounded, resembling a light bulb due to internal rotation. Loss of normal glenohumeral overlap: The humeral head is posteriorly displaced, disrupting the alignment with the glenoid cavity.
Tearing of the labrum can occur from either acute trauma or repetitive shoulder motion such as in the sports of swimming, baseball and football. Acute trauma may be from dislocation of the shoulder, direct blows to the shoulder, and other accidents of the sort. Tears are classified as either superior or inferior in regards to where the tear is ...
A Bankart lesion is a type of shoulder injury that occurs following a dislocated shoulder. [3] It is an injury of the anterior (inferior) glenoid labrum of the shoulder. [ 4 ] When this happens, a pocket at the front of the glenoid forms that allows the humeral head to dislocate into it.