Ultrasound imaging in spinal cord injury patients with shoulder pain

Objective To examine shoulder ultrasound imaging in both tetraplegic and paraplegic spinal cord injury (SCI) patients with shoulder pain. Methods All 28 individuals with SCI with shoulder pain were enrolled in this study. Fifty-six shoulders were evaluated by ultrasound (US) imaging. Results Fourtee...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jittima Saengsuwan, Patpiya Sirasaporn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2024-12-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/22104917231225968
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1850179485130817536
author Jittima Saengsuwan
Patpiya Sirasaporn
author_facet Jittima Saengsuwan
Patpiya Sirasaporn
author_sort Jittima Saengsuwan
collection DOAJ
description Objective To examine shoulder ultrasound imaging in both tetraplegic and paraplegic spinal cord injury (SCI) patients with shoulder pain. Methods All 28 individuals with SCI with shoulder pain were enrolled in this study. Fifty-six shoulders were evaluated by ultrasound (US) imaging. Results Fourteen tetraplegics and 14 paraplegics were enrolled (age 45.4 ± 13.8 years [mean ± SD]). Median time post-SCI was 8.6 years. Twenty-three individuals (82.1%) were independent in transfer and four individuals (14.3%) were partially independent in transfer. The prevalence of shoulder pain was 78.6% in manual wheelchair ambulators, 10.7% in gait aids users, 7.1% in wheelchair sitters, and 3.6% in no assistive device individuals. Abnormal US imaging was found in 24/28 (85.7%) individuals. Total shoulder US abnormalities were 38 units. Most common abnormal US imaging was supraspinatous tendinosis (42.1%), biceps tendon effusion (23.7%), positive dynamic supraspinatus impingement (21.1%), and subdeltoid bursitis (18.4%). Conclusions Shoulder ultrasonographic abnormalities were common in the patients with SCI with shoulder pain. The supraspinatus tendinosis is the most common abnormal US imaging in patients with SCI with shoulder pain.
format Article
id doaj-art-b03df90f765d4122b280206f41c949f2
institution OA Journals
issn 2210-4925
language English
publishDate 2024-12-01
publisher SAGE Publishing
record_format Article
series Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation
spelling doaj-art-b03df90f765d4122b280206f41c949f22025-08-20T02:18:28ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation2210-49252024-12-013110.1177/22104917231225968Ultrasound imaging in spinal cord injury patients with shoulder painJittima SaengsuwanPatpiya SirasapornObjective To examine shoulder ultrasound imaging in both tetraplegic and paraplegic spinal cord injury (SCI) patients with shoulder pain. Methods All 28 individuals with SCI with shoulder pain were enrolled in this study. Fifty-six shoulders were evaluated by ultrasound (US) imaging. Results Fourteen tetraplegics and 14 paraplegics were enrolled (age 45.4 ± 13.8 years [mean ± SD]). Median time post-SCI was 8.6 years. Twenty-three individuals (82.1%) were independent in transfer and four individuals (14.3%) were partially independent in transfer. The prevalence of shoulder pain was 78.6% in manual wheelchair ambulators, 10.7% in gait aids users, 7.1% in wheelchair sitters, and 3.6% in no assistive device individuals. Abnormal US imaging was found in 24/28 (85.7%) individuals. Total shoulder US abnormalities were 38 units. Most common abnormal US imaging was supraspinatous tendinosis (42.1%), biceps tendon effusion (23.7%), positive dynamic supraspinatus impingement (21.1%), and subdeltoid bursitis (18.4%). Conclusions Shoulder ultrasonographic abnormalities were common in the patients with SCI with shoulder pain. The supraspinatus tendinosis is the most common abnormal US imaging in patients with SCI with shoulder pain.https://doi.org/10.1177/22104917231225968
spellingShingle Jittima Saengsuwan
Patpiya Sirasaporn
Ultrasound imaging in spinal cord injury patients with shoulder pain
Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation
title Ultrasound imaging in spinal cord injury patients with shoulder pain
title_full Ultrasound imaging in spinal cord injury patients with shoulder pain
title_fullStr Ultrasound imaging in spinal cord injury patients with shoulder pain
title_full_unstemmed Ultrasound imaging in spinal cord injury patients with shoulder pain
title_short Ultrasound imaging in spinal cord injury patients with shoulder pain
title_sort ultrasound imaging in spinal cord injury patients with shoulder pain
url https://doi.org/10.1177/22104917231225968
work_keys_str_mv AT jittimasaengsuwan ultrasoundimaginginspinalcordinjurypatientswithshoulderpain
AT patpiyasirasaporn ultrasoundimaginginspinalcordinjurypatientswithshoulderpain