Imaging Update on the Glenoid Labrum: Variants versus Tears

Cristy N. Gustas; Michael J. Tuite

doi:10.1055/s-0034-1384826

Seminars in Musculoskeletal Radiology, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 2014; 18(04): 365-373
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1384826

Thieme Medical Publishers 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.

Imaging Update on the Glenoid Labrum: Variants versus Tears

Authors

Cristy N. Gustas

¹Department of Radiology, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania

²Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
Michael J. Tuite

²Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin

Abstract

This article reviews the normal labral variants of the shoulder and describes imaging features, including secondary signs, to help discriminate tears from normal variants. The labral variants can be divided into two main groups. One group is composed of nonstandard appearances in the labral shape, signal intensity, or the site of affixation to the glenoid rim. The other group consists of classic labral variants, where the labrum is partially or completely unattached to the subjacent bone, or a segment of the labrum is absent.

Keywords

labrum - variant - sublabral recess - sublabral foramen - Buford complex

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