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Ultrasound showing fluid within biceps tendon sheath and subacromial-subdeltoid bursa

Ultrasound showing fluid within biceps tendon sheath and subacromial-subdeltoid bursa

This ultrasound image shows fluid within the biceps tendon sheath (a recess of the glenohumeral joint) surrounding tendon (star) and within the subacromial-subdeltoid bursa (arrow), findings suggesting a tear of the rotator cuff.

Left = medial; right = lateral; top = superficial; bottom = deep.
BT: biceps tendon.
Courtesy of Jonathan Finnoff, DO.
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