RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Ultrasound Imaging for Tailored Treatment of Patients With Acute Shoulder Pain
JF The Annals of Family Medicine
JO Ann Fam Med
FD American Academy of Family Physicians
SP 53
OP 55
DO 10.1370/afm.1734
VO 13
IS 1
A1 Ramon P. G. Ottenheijm
A1 Jochen W. L. Cals
A1 René Weijers
A1 Kurt Vanderdood
A1 Rob A. de Bie
A1 Geert-Jan Dinant
YR 2015
UL http://www.annfammed.org/content/13/1/53.abstract
AB PURPOSE The objective of this study was to assess the frequencies of ultrasound findings in patients with acute rotator cuff disorders in family medicine. METHODS In a prospective observational study, 129 patients aged 18 to 65 years with acute shoulder pain in whom the family physician suspected rotator cuff disease underwent ultrasound imaging. RESULTS Rotator cuff disease was present in 81% of the patients, and 50% of them had multiple disorders. Calcific tendonitis was the most frequently diagnosed specific disorder. An age of 40 years or older was most strongly related to rotator cuff disease. CONCLUSIONS Ultrasound imaging enables family physicians to rationalize treatment in nearly all patients who are aged 40 years and older with acute shoulder pain.