by MSK Australia | Dec 6, 2018 | Shoulder, Uncategorized, Upper Limb
CLINICAL INFORMATION 14 year old girl complaining of a 2-week history of non-specific shoulder pain. Onset of symptoms occurred after an intensive softball throwing practice. Symptoms were aggravated by any shoulder movements away from the body and resulted in a...
by MSK Australia | Jun 6, 2018 | Shoulder, Upper Limb
This is an interesting case of an isolated Pectoralis Minor musculotendinous junction (MTJ) tear. The patient presented with anterior shoulder and upper chest pain. This had an acute onset as he applied a tackle during a weekend football game. No visible bruising...
by MSK Australia | Jan 29, 2018 | Hand, Upper Limb
This is a case of a 55 year old female presenting with radial deviation of the thumb metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joint post fall. Imaging of the thumb MCP jt showed a Stener Lesion with rupture and retraction of the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL). The UCL has retracted...
by MSK Australia | Dec 5, 2017 | Shoulder, Upper Limb
Typically described as having 3 phases: Freezing or pain/inflammatory phase Frozen or stiffness phase Thawing or recovery Primary frozen shoulder is associated with an idiopathic onset, whereas secondary occurs following trauma or forced inactivity. Average duration...
by MSK Australia | Nov 27, 2017 | Systemic, Upper Limb, Wrist
CLINICAL INFORMATION 33yo female presenting for injection of flexor tendon sheath of middle and index finger, suspected stenosing tenosynovitis. ULTRASOUND FINDINGS Tenosynovitis of the index and middle finger flexor tendons was noted. Clinically this was a strange...
