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@ARTICLE{Fischer:131575,
author = {C. Fischer and D. Krammer and A. Hug and M.-A. Weber$^*$
and H.-U. Kauczor$^*$ and M. Krix and T. Bruckner and P.
Kunz and G. Schmidmaier and F. Zeifang},
title = {{D}ynamic contrast-enhanced ultrasound and elastography
assess deltoid muscle integrity after reverse shoulder
arthroplasty.},
journal = {Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery},
volume = {26},
number = {1},
issn = {1058-2746},
address = {St. Louis, Mo.},
publisher = {Mosby},
reportid = {DKFZ-2017-06207},
pages = {108 - 117},
year = {2017},
abstract = {The outcome after reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA)
depends on the condition of the deltoid muscle, which we
assessed with new ultrasound modalities and electromyography
(EMG). Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) and acoustic
radiation force impulse (ARFI) were applied to assess
perfusion and elasticity of the deltoid muscle compared with
the clinical and functional outcome.The study recruited 64
patients (mean age, 72.9 years) treated with RSA between
2004 and 2013. The deltoid muscle was examined with EMG and
ultrasound imaging. Functional scores such as Constant score
and American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Standardized
Shoulder Assessment Form score were assessed. Among other
CEUS parameters, the wash-in perfusion index, time to peak,
and rise time were compared between the operated-on and
contralateral shoulders as well as between patients with
above-average and below-average outcome. The stiffness of
the deltoid muscle was analyzed with ARFI.After RSA, deltoid
perfusion (wash-in perfusion index,
$Δ = -12\% ± 22\%,$ P = .0001) and shoulder
function (Constant score, Δ = -14 ± 24,
P < .0001) were both inferior compared with the
contralateral side. This perfusion deficit was associated
with a limited range of motion (time to peak and
anteversion: r = -0.290, P = .022). Deltoid
perfusion was higher in patients with above-average outcome
(rise time, $Δ = 33\% ± 13\%,$ P = .038). The
operated-on deltoid muscles showed higher stiffness than the
contralateral muscles (ARFI, Δ = 0.2 ± 0.9 m/s,
P = .0545). EMG excluded functionally relevant axillary
nerve injuries in the study population.CEUS revealed reduced
mean perfusion of the deltoid muscle after RSA. Reduced
perfusion was associated with limited range of motion and
below-average outcome. Functional shoulder impairment after
RSA might be predicted by noninvasive CEUS as a surrogate
parameter for the integrity of the deltoid muscle.},
cin = {E010 / E015},
ddc = {610},
cid = {I:(DE-He78)E010-20160331 / I:(DE-He78)E015-20160331},
pnm = {315 - Imaging and radiooncology (POF3-315)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-315},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:27374234},
doi = {10.1016/j.jse.2016.04.012},
url = {https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/131575},
}