ROTATOR
CUFF PROBLEMS:
-
Impingement
- Tendonitis
- Bursitis
- Tears:
partial or complete,small or large
- Spurs
- Calcium
deposits, calcific tendonitis
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BICEPS
TENDON PROBLEMS:
- Tendonitis
- Rupture,
tear
- Dislocation;
subluxations
- SLAP
tears
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A-C
(ACROMIOCLAVICULAR) JOINT PROBLEMS:
- Sprains
- Subluxations
- Dislocations
- Arthritis
- Distal
clavicle osteolysis
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STERNOCLAVICULAR
JOINT PROBLEMS:
- Sprains
- Subluxations
- Dislocations
- Arthritis
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UNSTABLE
SHOULDER:
- Dislocations
- Subluxations
- Labral
tears
- SLAP
Tears
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STIFFNESS:
- Frozen
shoulder
- Adhesive
capsulitis
- Loss
of motion following surgery/trauma
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ARTHRITIS:
- Osteoarthritis:
age-related, degenerative
- Post-traumatic
arthritis (after fracture)
- Rheumatoid
arthritis due to rotator cuff tear
- Avascular
necrosis arthritis (atraumatic)
- Arthritis
following surgery for shoulder instability
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CLAVICLE
PROBLEMS:
- Fractures
- Nonunions
- Malunions
- Osteolysis
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FRACTURES:
- Clavicle
- Humerus
- Glenoid
- Scapula
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MALUNIONS
/ NONUNIONS:
- Clavicle
- Humerus
- Glenoid
- Scapula
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ACROMION
PROBLEMS:
- Os
acromiale (growth plate problem)
- Spurs
- Fractures
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SCAPULA
(SHOULDER BLADE) PROBLEMS:
- Winging
- Fractures
- "Snapping"
scapula
- Bursitis
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NERVE
PROBLEMS:
- Nerve
injuries
- Nerve
palsies, paralysis: long thoracic, spinal accessory, axillary
- Suprascapular
nerve entrapment (with or without associated ganglion
cyst)
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MASSES:
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MUSCLES:
- Deltoid
detachment
- Deltoid
paralysis
- Trapezius
paralysis
- Serratus
anterior paralysis
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MUSCLE
RUPTURES:
- Pectoralis
major
- Deltoid
- Triceps
- Biceps
- Subscapularis
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INFECTIONS
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POSTOPERATIVE
SHOULDER PROBLEMS
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For more
information about many of the above shoulder
problems, please visit http://orthoinfo.aaos.org
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