TUESDAY TIP: VARIATIONS IN THE ORIGIN OF THE LONG HEAD OF BICEPS Good evening its going to be a month of anatomy this December and this synopsis and the diagram are from a nice article in The European Journal of Anatomy by Abduelmenem Alashkham et al on the variable origin of the attachment of …
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SMALL FRACTURES: WHAT TO LOOK FOR ON MRI Good evening today’s Tuesday Tip is on how to find a small fractures on MR. These can be difficult to visualise as the fragment may be too small to confidently see. However you can use the absence of the cortical margin as a clue to the presence …
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ACROMIAL SPURS WHAT TO LOOK FOR ON CORONAL SCANS Good evening today’s Tuesday Tip is on the appearance of acromial spurs. These can be assessed on coronal and sagittal scans and this post looks at the appearance on coronal scans. We also have a slightly longer and more detailed post on Acromial Spurs which can …
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MGHL: How to identify the Gleno Humeral Ligaments made Easy…er Identifying the gleno humeral ligaments on MRI can be challenging as they are small and on lower field strength scanners there is inadequate resolution to see them properly. However if we understand the anatomy of the ligaments it becomes easier to know where to look …
ACROMIAL SPURS ON MRI : 3 APPEARANCES ON MRI Acromial spurs can be quite small and difficult to visualise on MRI. They are enthesophytes that arise from traction at the attachment sites of the Coraco Acromial Ligament and Deltoid. This post looks at the three locations and most common appearances of spurs arising from the …
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WHAT IS A DELAMINATING TEAR: This is an intrasubstance tear ( i.e within the tendon) which extends along the length of the tendon The tear runs parallell to the tendon. Often there will be a connection to the articular surface. Image Above: Delaminating tears of SST ( blue arrows) which have propagated along the length …
KEY CONCEPTS FOR FINDING SUBSCAPULARIS TEARS The best way to identify tears of the Subscapularis tendon is to look at the Sagittal PDFS first. Start at the bicipital groove and the immediate next slice medially will be subscap insertion ( Pink arrows) on the lesser tuberosity ( Yellow arrows look for flattening of the humeral …
The MRI findings in long head of biceps dislocation are very structured and specific. There are three types of dislocation. Extra articular ( Superficial to subscapularis) Extra Articular ( Within subscapularis) Intra Articular ( Deep to subscapularis) Two things to note with dislocation Dislocation is always medial and never lateral. A dislocated biceps tendon means …
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