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. 2022 Aug;125(8):647-658.
doi: 10.1007/s00113-022-01207-7. Epub 2022 Jul 11.

[Anatomy and diagnostics of subscapularis tendon lesions]

[Article in German]
David Endell  1 , Christopher Child  2 , Florian Freislederer  2 , Philipp Moroder  2 , Markus Scheibel  2   3
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[Anatomy and diagnostics of subscapularis tendon lesions]

[Article in German]
David Endell et al. Unfallchirurgie (Heidelb). 2022 Aug.

Abstract
in English, German

Among lesions of the rotator cuff, subscapularis tendon tears are one of the less common injuries and mostly occur in combination with additional lesions of the posterosuperior rotator cuff and the long biceps tendon. If a subscapularis tendon rupture is suspected in the initial clinical testing, the primary diagnostics should include modern cross-sectional magnetic resonance imaging to assess the tendon lesion and to detect concomitant pathologies. Nevertheless, subscapularis tendon lesions are often initially overlooked and first correctly diagnosed during shoulder arthroscopy.

Innerhalb der Rotatorenmanschettenläsionen gehören Subskapularissehnenrupturen zu den selteneren Verletzungen und treten meist in Kombination mit zusätzlichen Läsionen der posterosuperioren Rotatorenmanschette und der langen Bizepssehne auf. Die primäre Diagnostik sollte bereits bei initialem klinischem Verdacht mithilfe der modernen Schnittbildgebung um die Magnetresonanztomographie erweitert werden, um eine Sehnenverletzung und pathologische Begleiterscheinungen zu erfassen. Dennoch werden Subskapularissehnenrupturen häufig initial übersehen und erst während der Schulterarthroskopie korrekt diagnostiziert.

Keywords: Arthroscopy; Biceps tendon; Operative surgical procedure; Rotator cuff; Shoulder joint.

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