BACKGROUND Restoration of shoulder function is a primary goal when treating patients with traumatic brachial plexus injury. A concomitant rotator cuff tear may alter the treatment approach and prognosis for these individuals. The purpose of this study was to define the prevalence of rotator cuff tears in patients with traumatic brachial plexus injuries. METHODS This is a retrospective review ...

Background: Pain in the shoulder is third-most prevalent musculoskeletal pain type. Most frequently involved tendinopathy/tendon tears supraspinatus tendon, followed by a combination of and infraspinatus tendon. At present, gray-scale ultrasound MRI are used to determine tear size, gross morphology, postsurgical tendon repair. However, they unable material characteristics muscle or Aims Objecti...

The purpose of this study was to document the pattern ligament and meniscal injuries that occur with proximal tibia fractures due high energy trauma. Seventy patients high-energy mechanisms were evaluated magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) knee. All studies reported by a single musculoskeletal radiologist who blinded surgical physical findings. Of 70 patients, there 42 AO/OTA type 41B2 (60%) frac...

We read with great interest the recently published case report by Alsaileek et al. in the European Journal of Echocardiography on laceration of atrial septum during balloon sizing. We had already reported about tear of atrial septum during balloon sizing of atrial septal defect (ASD) in a 20year-old female. Balloon sizing was attempted with Amplatzer sizing balloon (Amplatzer sizing Balloon, AG...

Question: What is the diagnostic accuracy of the physical examination in predicting arthroscopy findings in patients with suspected rotator cuff tear? Design: Cross-sectional study comparing the results of the clinical examination with presence of partial or complete rotator cuff tear on arthroscopy. Setting: Australian orthopaedic surgeon’s practice. Patients: Patients (400) with shoulder inju...