ULTRASOUND EVALUATION IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF SHOULDER INSTABILITY - DIAGNOSTIC-VALUE AND LIMITS

Ultrasound evaluation expands the possibilities of diagnostic imaging techniques for patients with shoulder instabilities. Static ultrasound investigation documents the acute or chronic dislocated shoulder. Dyn amic evaluation demonstrates the direction of instability. Concomitant Hill-Sachs lesions or rotator cuff tears can be diagnosed with high d iagnostic accuracy. Clinically relevant documentation of labrum defect s (Bankart lesions) by ultrasound is not possible with the technique c urrently available.