Subscapular Bursa

Subscapular Bursa: Anatomy and Magnetic Resonance Appearance

A rare case report of subscapular artery.

Axillary artery is one of the most important arteries of the upper limb, which is a continua- tion of the subclavian artery. It begins at the lateral border of the first rib and ends at the inferior border of the teres major where it becomes the brachial artery. Axillary artery has six important branches included: 1) Superior thoracic artery 2) Thoracoacromial artery 3) Lateral thoracic artery ...

The snapping scapula and subscapular exostoses.

complains of an audible, and often palpable, grating and snapping sound on shoulder girdle movements. Scapular movements are uncomfortable, and the noise can often be localised by the examiner to a specific part of the scapulo-thoracic “joint”. The condition was first described by Boinet in 1867 when he presented a young man of nineteen with discomfort on scapular movements and “une cr#{233}pit...

[Isolated traumatic rupture of the subscapular tendon].

Clinical appearance of isolated traumatic rupture of the subscapularis tendon confirmed with sonography, double contrast CT and intraoperatively in two patients has been presented. The mechanism of the injury--forceful external rotation and hyperextension of the arm, increased passive external rotation and positive "lifft of test" may lead to the correct diagnosis.

Synovial Osteochondromatosis of Subacromial Bursa

Imaging Findings: MR and US examinations (Figs. 1–4) revealed no signs of rotator cuff tendons or biceps tendon injuries. On MR sequences and on US images we can observe a massive distention of the subacromial bursa, filled with synovial effusion and with multiple loose bodies; such nodules present various signal intensity characteristics at MR examination and result movable at US evaluation. T...