title: Sonography for diagnosis of rotator cuff tear. Comparison with observations at surgery in 58 shoulders.
abstract: To investigate the correlation between ultrasonographic and anatomic changes of the rotator cuff of the shoulder, we studied the findings in 58 surgical cases. Fifteen cases had a full thickness tear, 10 of which had a positive and 5 a negative ultrasonogram. Nine cases had partial tears of the cuff on the bursal side. Ultrasonographically, 3 of these were normal. Among the 34 cases that proved to be normal at surgery, 9 had positive ultrasonograms. The predictive value of a negative examination was 0.8, whereas the predictive value of a positive examination was 0.6. A cautious attitude towards ultrasonography for evaluation of the rotator cuff seems appropriate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Central Hospital, Västerås, Sweden.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kurol
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rahme
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hilding
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D017006:Rotator Cuff / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D000070636:Rotator Cuff Injuries; D012421:Rupture; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging