Biceps sheath fluid on shoulder ultrasound as a predictor of rotator cuff tear: analysis of a consecutive cohort

• Published in: Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery Vol. 25; no. 10; pp. 1661 - 1667
• Main Authors: Hanusch, Birgit C., MRCS, MSc, Makaram, Navnit, MBChB, Utrillas-Compaired, Alfonso, MD, PhD, Lawson-Smith, Matthew J., FRCS (Orth), Rangan, Amar, FRCS (Tr & Orth)
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.10.2016
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; biceps sheath fluid; Cohort Studies; Female; Humans; Long head of biceps; Male; Middle Aged; Muscle, Skeletal - diagnostic imaging; Muscle, Skeletal - pathology; Orthopedics; Predictive Value of Tests; Rotator Cuff Injuries - diagnostic imaging; Rotator Cuff Injuries - pathology; rotator cuff tear; shoulder arthroscopy; Shoulder Joint - diagnostic imaging; Shoulder Joint - pathology; shoulder pain; Ultrasonography; ultrasound; Young Adult; shoulder arthroscopy; Diagnostic Study; Long head of biceps; rotator cuff tear; biceps sheath fluid; shoulder pain; ultrasound; Level III

Background Ultrasound provides evaluation of rotator cuff disease with accuracy comparable to that of magnetic resonance imaging. Fluid in the sheath of the long head of the biceps tendon (LHB), identified on ultrasound scan, has been associated with disease of the rotator cuff, LHB, and glenohumera...