Role of Ultrasonography in Diagnosis ff Rotator Cuff Disease

Abstract

Back ground: The shoulder joint is an elegant and complex piece of machinery. The rotator cuff tendons are keys to the healthy function of the shoulder and rotator-cuff tear is an especially painful injury and can happen at any ageObjectives; to evaluate the role of ultrasonography in the diagnosis of rotator cuff tear.Patients and method; From March 2013 to September 2015 forty eight patients were enrolled in a prospective comparative study and divided into full thickness, partial thickness tear or intact tendons according to clinical and ultrasonographic criteria and these results were assessed by surgery and results comparedResults: Sensitivity of clinical diagnosis was 95.3%., specifity 20% and predictive value 33.3% and sensitivity of ultrasonography was 100%, Specifity 37.5% and Predictive value of 100 %.Conclusions; Ultrasonography is well tolerated and cost-effective and useful test in diagnosis and detection of rotator cuff tear.