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- Title
Dynamic Analysis of the Coracohumeral Ligament Using Ultra-Sonography in Shoulder Contracture.
- Authors
Kato, Tatsuo; Inui, Atsuyuki; Mifune, Yutaka; Nishimoto, Hanako; Yoshikawa, Tomoya; Shinohara, Issei; Furukawa, Takahiro; Tanaka, Shuya; Kusunose, Masaya; Kuroda, Ryosuke
- Abstract
The coracohumeral ligament (CHL) is related to the range of motion of the shoulder joint. The evaluation of the CHL using ultrasonography (US) has been reported on the elastic modulus and thickness of the CHL, but no dynamic evaluation method has been established. We aimed to quantify the movement of the CHL by applying Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV), a technique used in the field of fluid engineering, to cases of shoulder contracture using the US. The subjects were eight patients, with 16 shoulders. The coracoid process was identified from the body surface, and a long-axis US image of the CHL parallel to the subscapularis tendon was drawn. The shoulder joint was moved from 0 degrees of internal/external rotation to 60 degrees of internal rotation at a rhythm of one reciprocation every 2 s. The velocity of the CHL movement was quantified by the PIV method. The mean magnitude velocity of CHL was significantly faster on the healthy side. The maximum magnitude velocity was significantly faster on the healthy side. The results suggest that the PIV method is helpful as a dynamic evaluation method, and in patients with shoulder contracture, the CHL velocity was significantly decreased.
- Subjects
SHOULDER; PARTICLE image velocimetry; SHOULDER joint; RANGE of motion of joints; LIGAMENTS; ELASTIC modulus
- Publication
Sensors (14248220), 2023, Vol 23, Issue 8, p4015
- ISSN
1424-8220
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/s23084015