ANATOMY AND PHYSICAL EXAM
OF THE SHOULDER
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GONZALO SAMITIER MD PHD
ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEON - EUROPEAN BOARD CERTIFIED
FELLOW ORTHOPAEDIC SPORTS MEDICINE DIVISION
HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM (DETROIT, MI)
WWW.HENRYFORD.COM
OBJETIVES
• Review pertinent Anatomy
• Review Physical Exam
ANATOMY ON X-RAY
GRASHEY VIEW
AP EXTERNAL ROT
AP INTERNAL ROT
SCAPULAR Y VIEW
OUTLET VIEW
AXILLARY VIEW
ZANCA VIEW
WEST POINT
AXILLARY VIEW
STRYKER NOTCH
VIEW
SERENDIPITY VIEW
BENNETT’S VIEW
TRANSTHORACIC
VIEW
ANATOMY ON MRI
Clinical aplications:
- Biceps tendon
- Rotator Cuff
- Post surgical rotator cuff
- Guiding injections
Basics:
- Expose shoulder
- Position patient
- Darken Exam room
- Estabilize transducer
- Bilateral comparison
- Bone cortex bright white hyperechoic
- Fluid black or very dark hypoechic or anechoic
- Calcium deposits black or very dark hypoechic
- Rotator cuff tears black or very dark hypoechic
ANATOMY ON US
The 13 point Shoulder Ultrasound exam. Don Buford (Dallas – Texas)
Summary
• Get oriented
• Get trained
• Get a routine
• Practice
Disvantages
• Can not see throught gas or
bone
• Relatively limited to deep
penetration
• Operator dependent imaging
modality
• Hardware dependent imaging
modality
ANATOMY ON US
DISECTION ANATOMY
Dr. Oscar Fariñas; Dr. Iván Sáenz. Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Barcelona.
DELTOPECTORAL
APPROACH
Watch the Video at:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqppa1V7WkCjwjOFDClNFkg
ATHROSCOPIC ANATOMY
PHYSICAL EXAM
PHYSICAL EXAM – INSPECTION
• Front & Back
• Height of shoulder &
scapulae
• Asymmetry
• Obvious deformity
• Ecchymosis
• Muscle atrophy
PALPATION
• At rest & with movement
• Bony structures
• Joints
• Soft tissues
PALPATION
Surface Anatomy (Anterior)
• Clavicle
• SC Joint
• Acromion process
• AC Joint
• Deltoid
• Coracoid process
• Pectoralis major
• Trapezius
• Biceps (long head)
AC joint
SC joint
biceps
PALPATION
Surface Anatomy (Posterior)
• Scapular spine
• Acromion process
• Supraspinatus
• Infraspinatus
• Deltoid
• Trapezius
• Latissumus dorsi
• Scapula
Supraspinatus
Infraspinatus
Inferior angle of
scapula
RANGE OF MOTION
• Forward flexion: 160 – 180°
• Extension: 40 – 60°
• Abduction: 180◦
• Adduction: 45 °
• Internal rotation: 60 - 90 °
• External rotation: 80 - 90 °
STRENGTH TESTING
• Grade strength on 0 → 5 scale
• 0: no contraction
• 1: muscle flicker; no
movement
• 2: motion, but not against
gravity
• 3: motion against gravity, but
not resistance
• 4: motion against resistance
• 5: normal strength
SPECIFIC PROVOCATIVE TESTS
• Impingement Signs
• Rotator cuff tears
• Biceps tendon pathology
• AC joint
• Instability
SUBACROMIAL IMPINGEMENT
SYNDROME
Impingement of:
• Subacromial bursa
• Rotator cuff muscles and
tendons
• Biceps tendon
Between
• Acromion
• Coracoacromial ligament
• AC joint
• Coracoid process
• Humeral head
IMPINGEMENT SIGNS
Neer’s Sign Hawkins sign
ROTATOR CUFF TEARS
• Drop arm test
• Jobe test
• Isolation test SS
• Horn blower test
• External rotation lag sign
• Lift off test
• Napoleon
• Belly press test
BICEPS TENDON
• Speed test
• Yergason maneuver
• O’Brien test
• Popeye sign
AC JOINT
• Cross arm test
• Abd-Add test
SHOULDER INSTABILITY
• Aprehension test
• Relocation test
• Anterior drawer
• Load and shift test
• Sulcus test
• Jerk test
• Posterior drawer
GLENOID LABRAL TEAR
• Obrien’s test
• Crank test
DIAGNOSTIC INJECTION
• AC joint
• Subacromial space
• Glenohumeral joint
• Biceps tendon (long head)
ROTATOR CUFF TEAR
History /
Maneuver
Study
Qual
Sens
(%)
Spec
(%)
LR+ LR-
PV+
(%)
PV-
(%)
History of
trauma
2b 36 73 1.3 0.88 72 37
Night pain 2b 88 20 1.1 0.6 70 43
Painful arc 2b 33 81 1.7 0.83 81 33
Empty can
test
1b 84
89
50
58
1.7
2
0.22
0.28
36
98
22
93
Drop arm 1b 21 100 >25 0.79 100 32
IMPINGEMENT / INSTABILITY
Test
Study
Qual
Sens
(%)
Spec
(%)
LR+ LR-
PV+
(%)
PV-
(%)
Impingement
Hawkin’s
1b 87
89
60 2.2 0.18 71 83
Instability
Relocation 2b 57 100 >25 0.43 100 73
Apprehension 2b 68 100 >25 0.32 100 78
AC JOINT / SLAP TEAR
History /
Maneuver
Study
Qual
Sens
(%)
Spec
(%)
LR+ LR- PV+
(%)
PV-
(%)
AC Joint
Active
compression
1b 100 97 >25 0.01 89 100
SLAP Tear
Crank
2b 91 93 13 0.10 94 90
Active
compression
1b 100 99 >25 0.01 95 100
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
Diagnosis Primary Care % Age
Subacromial Impingement
Syndrome
48-72 23-62
Adhesive Capsulitis 16-22 53
Acute Bursitis 17 -
Calcific Tendonitis 6 -
Myofascial Pain Syndrome 5 -
Glenohumeral Joint Arthrosis 2.5 64
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome 2 -
Biceps Tendonitis 0.8 -
GRACIAS …

Anatomy and physical exam of the shoulder