@Article{, title={Role of ultrasound test in the diagnosis of clinically suspected Rotator cuff tear}, author={Adil B. Hasan}, journal={The Medical Journal of Tikrit University المجلة الطبية لجامعة تكريت}, volume={25}, number={2}, pages={74-84}, year={2019}, abstract={ABSTRACTBackground The rotator cuff tendons are key to the healthy function of theshoulder. Rotator cuff tear is a painful injury involving the supraspinatus,Infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis . Diagnosis is usually madethrough detailed history, physical examination, and often, imaging studies.Patients and method From February 2006 to November 2007.Thirty twopatients with shoulder pain were subjected to a prospective comparativestudy in Al-Yarmouk Teaching Hospital and of these 33 patients , 8patients were found to have full thickness tear(FTT)and 25 patients werefound to have partial thickness tear(PTT) clinically and these patientsunderwent ultrasonograpic(U/S)examination.Result The result of the clinical examination were compared to the result ofultrasonography (U/S) examination.The clinical examination shows thatP.T.T. more common, and occurs in younger age groups than F.T.T. Alsorotator cuff tears more common in the dominant side and more common inmale than female. Sensitivity of U/S in detection of F.T.T. was {87.5%}.Sensitivity of U/S in detection of P.T.T. was {56%}Conclusions F.T.T. is diagnosed mainly clinically and ultrasonography isuseful in the diagnosis with sensitivity of {87.5%}.P.T.T. is diagnosedmainly clinically and ultrasonography is not so useful in the diagnosis withsensitivity of {56%}.

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