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Lesions of the biceps tendon have been studied with plain radiographs and arthrograms of the intertubercular groove. Sometimes, however, especially when the rotator cuff has a full-thickness tear anteriorly, the sheath of the biceps tendon fails to fill with contrast medium, thus preventing diagnosis of dislocation of the tendon. To solve this problem the authors have tried sonography of the biceps tendon. The suitability of sonography for examining the intertubercular groove and the biceps tendon was assessed in ten volunteers. Thirty patients with chronic shoulder pain were subsequently studied by radiography, arthrography, and sonography. The observations made with these examinations were compared, and in 21 of the patients who were treated by operation with the surgical observations as well. Sonography seemed to provide accurate information about the configuration of the intertubercular groove and the position of the biceps tendon. The technique could be used to show dislocation of the tendon in cases in which the tendon sheath is not visualized in arthrography. Tenderness and the site of this in relation to the anterior upper end of the humerus could also be verified with sonography.
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PMID:Diagnostic value of sonography in lesions of the biceps tendon. 351 25

This study compares the frequency of signs and symptoms from the cervical spine in 24 patients diagnosed with Meniere's disease and 24 control subjects from a population sample. From a previous controlled comparative study concerning signs and symptoms of craniomandibular disorders, 24 patients diagnosed with Meniere's disease (10 males and 14 females) and their 24 matched control subjects participated in this investigation on the state of the cervical spine. Symptoms of cervical spine disorders, such as head and neck/shoulder pain, were all significantly more frequent in the patient group than in the control group. Most of the patients (75%) reported a strong association between head neck movements in the atlanto-occipital and atlanto-axial joints and triggered attacks of vertigo. Also, 29% of the patients could influence their tinnitus by mandibular movements. Signs of cervical spine disorders, such as limitations in side-bending and rotation movements, were significantly more frequent in the patient group than in the control group. Tenderness to palpation of the transverse processes of the atlas and the axis, the upper and middle trapezius, and the levator scapulae muscle were also significantly more frequent in the patient group. The study shows a much higher prevalence of signs and symptoms of cervical spine disorders in patients diagnosed with Meniere's disease compared with control subjects from the general population.
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PMID:Cervical signs and symptoms in patients with Meniere's disease: a controlled study. 985 12

In throwing athletes, a Bennett lesion is a bony spur that usually forms at the posteroinferior glenoid rim and sometimes becomes painful. We encountered superior Bennett lesions in the shoulders of 5 athletes, which were detected at the posterosuperior glenoid rim as a separate bone fragment. In all 5 athletes this lesion appeared to be the main cause of shoulder pain during throwing or overhead activity. The lesions were easily visualized on plain radiographs (axial view, scapular Y view, and 45 degrees craniocaudal view) or computed tomography scans. Tenderness was detected over the posterior aspect of the glenohumeral joint, the pain provocation test specific for SLAP lesions was positive, and posterior shoulder pain was elicited by forced external rotation at 90 degrees of abduction in all 5 cases. The pain was diminished or decreased by injection of local anesthetic around the lesion. At arthroscopy, detachment of the posterosuperior labrum and posterior capsular tightness were detected in all 5 cases. Through the detached portion of the posterosuperior labrum, we could easily reach an unstable mobile bone fragment, which was resected arthroscopically. Although the pathologic mechanism is unclear, the mobility of the bone fragment appeared to be related to the occurrence of symptoms.
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PMID:Superior Bennett lesion: a bone fragment at the posterosuperior glenoid rim in 5 athletes. 1791 88