Background An intramuscular abscess of the subscapularis is a rare phenomenon but important pathology for surgeons to be aware because clinical deterioration can rapid and diagnosis difficult. The presentation often mimics other common shoulder pathologies with subacute pain stiffness. Early diagnosis, antibiotics surgical drainage are critical reduce spread joint destruction. Methods A search ...

This was Presented in 5th International Congress of Iranian Iranian Society of Knee Surgery, Arthroscopy, and Sports Traumatology (ISKAST), 14-17 Feb 2018- Kish, Iran

Subscapularis tenotomy for total shoulder arthroplasty has been the standard approach for shoulder surgeons that utilize the deltopectoral approach. The risk of subscapularis insufficiency after this approach has been well documented. In order to avoid subscapularis complications, Lafosse reported a technique for total shoulder arthroplasty that utilizes a trans-deltoid approach through the rot...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate supraspinatus tendon integrity with ultrasound (US) in patients submitted to proximal humeral fracture (PHF) fixation with a locking intramedullary nail. METHODS Thirty-one patients with PHF treated with curvilinear locking intramedullary nail, aged between 50 and 85 years, were assessed by US at six months postoperatively and clinically at six and 12 months postoperativ...

Introduction Historically, subscapularis tears were thought to be very low in prevalence. However, arthroscopic studies in patients with rotator cuff pathology have shown the prevalence to be between 27 and 43%. Subscapularis tears have been reported to be associated with rotator cuff pathology in 27 to 35% of cases. As subscapularis tears are now being recognized to be more common than previou...

We compared the long-term function of subscapularis after the Latarjet procedure using two surgical approaches. We treated 102 patients (106 shoulders) with a mean age of 26.8 years (15 to 51) with involuntary unidirectional recurrent instability. The operation was carried out through an L-shaped incision with trans-section of the upper two-thirds of the muscle in 69 cases and with a subscapula...

INTRODUCTION: Physiologic shoulder motion is dependent on a complex balance of forces. In particular, the anterior-posterior (AP) force balance in the shoulder is primarily comprised of the subscapularis and infraspinatus-teres minor complex of the rotator cuff [1]. Massive chronic rotator cuff tears, a common clinical problem, can disrupt this balance and present a management challenge. Moreov...