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| + | ==General screening== | ||
| + | In emergent exams, exclude fractures (see [[X-ray of fractures]]) and misalignment. | ||
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| + | Misalignment can be in the form of dislocation, while a superior movement of the humerus in the joint indicates a rotator cuff tear. Further reading: | ||
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| + | File:AnterDisAPMark.png|link=X-ray of shoulder dislocation|[[X-ray of shoulder dislocation|X-ray of '''shoulder dislocation''']] | ||
| + | File:Rotator cuff tear.jpg|link=X-ray of rotator cuff tear|[[X-ray of rotator cuff tear|X-ray of '''rotator cuff tear''']] | ||
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| + | Non-emergent exams generally only need to answer the requests on the referral. | ||
==Shoulder replacement== | ==Shoulder replacement== | ||
Revision as of 13:01, 3 December 2018
Author:
Mikael Häggström [notes 1]
Normal anatomy
- Anteroposterior glenoid (Grashey view) X-ray of a normal shoulder.jpg
AP glenoid (Grashey view).
- Transaxillary CR shoulder.jpg
Transaxillary
- Y CR shoulder.jpg
Y-projection
General screening
In emergent exams, exclude fractures (see X-ray of fractures) and misalignment.
Misalignment can be in the form of dislocation, while a superior movement of the humerus in the joint indicates a rotator cuff tear. Further reading:
- AnterDisAPMark.png
- Rotator cuff tear.jpg
Non-emergent exams generally only need to answer the requests on the referral.
Shoulder replacement
- X-ray in anteroposterior view one year after reverse shoulder arthroplasty.jpg
Notes
- ↑ For a full list of contributors, see article history. Creators of images are attributed at the image description pages, seen by clicking on the images. See Radlines:Authorship for details.
