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    male janitor who sustained a work-related injury as a result of his job duties over the past 2 years. MRI of the right shoulder report dated 03/04/14 revealed tear of the supraspinatus/infraspinatus tendon and subscapularis tendon. There is tendinosis of the teres minor. Abnormal signal is noted within the biceps tendon concerning for tear. Degenerative changes involving humeral head are seen. Bone marrow edema is noted involving the superior lateral aspect of the humeral head and the glenoid bone

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    Cortisone Case Study

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    DOI: 1/4/2010. The patient is a 61-year-old right-hand dominant male driver who sustained a work-related injury to his lumbar spine, neck and shoulders Per the PT note dated 12/01/14, patient has attended 5 visits for bilateral shoulders. Per the medical report dated 07/27/15, the patient had some discomfort following initial improvement with cortisone injection. It was noted that the patient does have a history of cervical pathology. As per consultation notes on 6/30/16, the patient presents

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    sustained an injury when allegedly attempted to sway cables that were being lowered and hurt his left shoulder. As per OMNI, he sustained a left shoulder rotator cuff tear/superior labral anterior-posterior tear/impingement, acromioclavicular joint arthritis and bicipital tenosynovitis. On 11/21/2012, he underwent left shoulder rotator cuff repair, debridement of glenohumeral joint, distal clavicle resection and subacromial decompression via acromioplasty. Per the PT reassessment note dated 04/11/13

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    DOI: A Case Study

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    prescribed with ibuprofen. IW wishes to continue trying to work without restrictions. MRI of the left shoulder obtained on 07/28/15 showed rotator cuff tendinosis with undersurface fraying of the supraspinatus tendon. There is no discrete high-grade partial or full-thickness rotator cuff tear detected. Moderate long head biceps tendinosis without discrete tear is seen. Focus of increased signal is noted at the base of the posterior inferior labrum with small paralabral

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    Sports Injury

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    group of muscles of the rotator cuff. The rotator cuff is a part of the shoulder that is composed of four muscles which keep the head of the humerus in the shoulder socket. The four muscles that make up the rotator cuff are: the supraspinatus (which is the most common muscle to rupture), infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis. There are four levels of a rotator cuff tear: a grade one, a small and partial tear (less than 1cm deep); a grade two, a medium and partial tear (1-3cm deep) which does

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    Rotator Cuff Repair

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    There are three different options for rotator cuff repair. Surgical techniques have become more advanced and less invasive. Each technique has advantages and disadvantages, but the goal is the same: to reattach the tendon and allow it to heal. The type of repair chose depends on the size of the tear, the anatomy of the individual, and the quality of remaining healthy tendon tissue and bone. Most repairs can be performed on an outpatient basis and do not require overnight hospitalizations. The three

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    sustained injury when he slipped, but did not fall and hit his left shoulder and back on the wall. Per OMNI entry, he was initially diagnosed with left shoulder rotator cuff tear and impingement syndrome. MRI of the left shoulder obtained on 12/13/16 showed supraspinatus tendinosis with a partial thickness articular surface insertional tear, moderate insertional infraspinatus tendinosis, mild acromioclavicular joint arthrosis and trace fluid seen within the subacromial/subdeltoid bursa. Per the medical

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    right shoulder strain. MRI of the right shoulder obtained on 03/01/16 revealed a small full-thickness tear through the posterior margin of the distal supraspinatus tendon approximating 8 mm in width with tendinopathy and thinning of the tendon. No retraction of the myotendinous junction is seen. Mild hypertrophic osteoarthritic at the acromial clavicular joint with mild impingement onto the rotator cuff is seen. Per the PT note dated 03/29/16, the IW has completed 8 visits. Per the medical report

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    is a 52-year-old male full-time yard person who sustained a work-related injury to his left shoulder as a result of repeatedly pushing down on a lever to cut pipe. The patient is status post left shoulder arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, extensive debridement of superior labral tear from anterior to posterior (SLAP) and capsule, acromioclavicular joint resection/Mumford and subacromial decompression with a acromioplasty on 08/10/15. Per PT daily note dated 12/09/15, the patient has attended

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    Essay On Goniopathy

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    between .6 and .69. A previous study on the kinesiologic electromyographic have demonstrated that the interrater kappa coefficient for identification of muscles weakness without using a muscle test grade is between .62 to .69 for muscles of the rotator cuff. The interrater reliability for muscle stretch reflexes is around .73, with a specificity value ranging from .95 to .98 and sensitivity ranging from .03- .24. The interrater reliability for dermatomal sensory testing for C5 distribution around

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