Open AccessThe significance of urgent ultrasound scan for shoulder dislocation in patients above the age of 40: A prospective British Elbow and Shoulder Society pathway implementation study
Author(s) -
Rui Zhou,
G. Prasad,
Simon Robinson,
Shantanu Shahane,
Anupam Sinha
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
shoulder and elbow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.506
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 1758-5740
pISSN - 1758-5732
DOI - 10.1177/1758573220913285
Subject(s) - medicine , rotator cuff , tears , elbow , ultrasound , demographics , surgery , cohort , incidence (geometry) , prospective cohort study , cuff , retrospective cohort study , radiology , physics , demography , sociology , optics
The highlight of the British Elbow and Shoulder Society pathway for the management of traumatic anterior shoulder instability is early imaging in patients aged over 40 years to assess rotator cuff integrity and early repair, if indicated to optimise function. The senior author set up a protocol in our institute to streamline the diagnostic process for this cohort of patients. This was a retrospective analysis from a prospectively collected database to highlight the importance of early specialist imaging.