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My bad if there’s already a thread for this kind of thing and I just missed it, but I couldn't find anything specific. I've been dealing with this nagging pain in my elbow and shoulder for years now, and I finally got some new imaging results back. I was hoping maybe someone here knows a bit more about what this actually means...
1. Chronic tendinopathy of the supraspinatus tendon...
The rotator cuff tendons show no signs of any actual tears or breaks in continuity. The supraspinatus tendon itself looks normal in terms of echogenicity, but it's super inhomogeneous, though the cranioconvex contours are still intact—basically, it's chronic tendinopathy, but there aren't any signs that it's flared up into an acute stage right now. The long head of the biceps tendon is sitting right where it should be, looking normal and uninflamed. The subacromial-subdeltoid bursa looks fine too, and there's no fluid buildup in the joint.
2. Chronic enthesopathy, basically "tennis elbow," without any signs of acute inflammation, showing some post-traumatic thickening of the finger extensor tendon near the metacarpal head...
1. Chronic tendinopathy of the supraspinatus tendon...
The rotator cuff tendons show no signs of any actual tears or breaks in continuity. The supraspinatus tendon itself looks normal in terms of echogenicity, but it's super inhomogeneous, though the cranioconvex contours are still intact—basically, it's chronic tendinopathy, but there aren't any signs that it's flared up into an acute stage right now. The long head of the biceps tendon is sitting right where it should be, looking normal and uninflamed. The subacromial-subdeltoid bursa looks fine too, and there's no fluid buildup in the joint.
2. Chronic enthesopathy, basically "tennis elbow," without any signs of acute inflammation, showing some post-traumatic thickening of the finger extensor tendon near the metacarpal head...