[Contribution of sonography in the diagnosis of degenerative pathology of the shoulder].
The patients besides 50 years represented 58% with a sex ratio of 1.22 in favor of the women. A limited painful of the movements of shoulder has been noted in 75% of cases of the right shoulder (90%). The sonography was abnormal in 95% of patients, the recovered lesions were : calcifications 58%, ruptures 23.6%, extrusion 15.7%. The supraspinatus muscle and the m.biceps brachii (caput longum) were the more involved in respectively 55.3% and 26.3% . A comparison made between the results of the clinical tests and those of the sonography study show that there is not a homology. Summarise The sonography is a good means diagnosis of the degenerative pathology of the shoulder especially in the beginning where classic x ray examination is less contributive.
Diallo
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Service de Radiologie et d’Imagerie CHU Gabriel Touré.
Bagayoko
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Kané
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Sidibé
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography