ROTATOR CUFF DEGENERATION Flashcards
1
Q
What is rotator cuff degeneration ?
A
A tear to most of the time the supraspinatus tendon. Although can be any tendon in the rotator cuff.
2
Q
How is rotator cuff degeneration caused?
A
Lack of blood supply (with age).
Repetitive stress
Trauma.
3
Q
What are the imaging appearances of rotator cuff degeneration ?
A
High riding humerus
Decreased acromiohumeral interval.
Increased sclerosis of the humeral head.
Pseudo articulation of the humerus with the underside of the acromion.
osteopenia of the proximal humerus.
Rounding and erosions of the greater tubercle.
4
Q
What is the rotator cuff made up off ?
A
Subscapularies
teres minor
Supraspinatous
Infraspinatous.
