Sonographic assessment of subacromial bursa distension during arm abduction: establishing a threshold value in the diagnosis of subacromial impingement syndrome


Soker G., Gulek B., Soker E., Kaya Ö., Inan I., Arslan M., ...More

JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ULTRASONICS, vol.45, no.2, pp.287-294, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 45 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s10396-017-0839-9
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ULTRASONICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.287-294
  • Keywords: Dynamic shoulder ultrasonography, Subacromial bursa, Subacromial impingement syndrome, ROTATOR-CUFF IMPINGEMENT, SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT, SUPRASPINATUS TENDON, PAINFUL SHOULDER, ULTRASOUND, ACCURACY, ULTRASONOGRAPHY, METAANALYSIS, VOLUNTEERS, DISORDERS
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

In this study, we aimed to establish a quantitative threshold value in the diagnosis of subacromial impingement syndrome by measuring the thickness of the subacromial bursa during abduction and adduction.