Clinical Study

The Ultrasonographic Features of Shoulder Pain Patients in a Tertiary Hospital in South China

Table 2

Confirmed shoulder pain pathology using musculoskeletal ultrasound imaging.

Pathology (%)

Tendon of LHB pathologiesTendinitis88 (23.2%)
Tendon dislocation3 (0.8%)
SC bursitis52 (13.7%)
Sub tendon pathologiesTendinopathy55 (14.5%)
Calcific tendinitis9 (2.4%)
A-C joint degeneration154 (40.5%)
SA impingement109 (28.7%)
SA bursitis226 (59.5%)
SupraS tendon pathologiesTendinopathy96 (25.3%)
Calcific tendinitis53 (13.9%)
Partial-thickness tear45 (11.8%)
Full-thickness tears14 (3.7%)
InfraS and Tm tendon pathologyTendinopathy33 (8.7%)
Adhesive capsulitis44 (11.6%)

Abbreviations: LHB tendon: long head of the biceps tendon; Sub: subscapularis muscle; SC: subcoracoid; SA: subacromial; A-C joint: acromioclavicular joint; SupraS: supraspinatus muscle; InfraS and Tm: infraspinatus and teres minor muscle.