DIAGNOSIS OF SHOULDER PAIN USING ULTRASOUND

Abstract

This study was carried out in the X-ray department, National Social Insurance Fund Health Center X-ray department Khartoum State, which is equipped by high quality machine, among them a Shimadzu ultrasound machine with high frequency 7MHz probe. A total of 80 patients were recruited for this study, almost all of them complaining of persistent shoulder pain, most of them were undergone routine plain shoulder radiographs. As expected the results were mostly coincidence with the previous study. More than 40% of patients showed evidences of rotator cuff tear of deferent grades, that would not be seen in plain radiography, most of them were elder patients, explaining that elder populations are susceptible to cuff tears, and at a high risk. This study was carried out in the X-ray department, National Social Insurance Fund Health Center X-ray department Khartoum State, which is equipped by high quality machine, among them a Shimadzu ultrasound machine with high frequency 7MHz probe. A total of 80 patients were recruited for this study, almost all of them complaining of persistent shoulder pain, most of them were undergone routine plain shoulder radiographs. As expected the results were mostly coincidence with the previous study. More than 40% of patients showed evidences of rotator cuff tear of deferent grades, that would not be seen in plain radiography, most of them were elder patients, explaining that elder populations are susceptible to cuff tears, and at a high risk. The study verified that, ultrasound is an easy, repeatable, cheep and noninvasive for such problems. The researcher recommended to activate the role of ultrasound for this aspect, equipping X-ray department by suitable machines and training radiologists and technologists for this purposes.