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The Clinical Utility of Additional Axillary and Velpeau Radiographs in the Evaluation of Suspected Shoulder Trauma.

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OBJECTIVES:To investigate the clinical utility of additional axillary or Velpeau views in evaluating potential shoulder trauma after a standard radiograph series of anteroposterior, Grashey, and/or trans-scapular views. DESIGN:Retrospective study. SETTING:Level I academic medical center. PATIENTS:All patients in a 10-year span who received an initial shoulder radiograph series followed by additional axillary/Velpeau views within 24 hours. MAIN OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS:The clinical utility of the additional axillary/Velpeau views, including the final diagnosis and treatment plan, as ascertained through examination of radiology reports, progress notes, and radiograph images. RESULTS:A total of 271 cases were reviewed, with 35 patients being excluded from the final cohort because they received post-treatment radiographs to confirm a successful therapeutic outcome. The additional axillary/Velpeau views did not affect clinical decision making in 230 (97.5%) of the remaining 236 cases. All 6 patients whose care benefitted from the additional views carried the diagnosis of shoulder instability, accounting for 40% of this diagnostic group. The additional views confirmed an equivocal finding in 5 of these 6 cases and changed the diagnosis (demonstrating a posterior dislocation that was not evident on initial radiographs) and treatment plan (leading to a closed glenohumeral reduction procedure) in the other case. CONCLUSIONS:Additional axillary/Velpeau views of suspected shoulder trauma rarely led to a change in the final treatment plan, except in patients in which a definitive diagnosis of stability or instability could not be made based on initial radiographs. A cost/benefit analysis is required to weigh the cost of additional radiographs with the benefit of capturing infrequent yet serious dislocations (usually posterior). LEVEL OF EVIDENCE:Diagnostic Level IV. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.

journal_name

J Orthop Trauma

journal_title

Journal of orthopaedic trauma

authors

Cruz SA,Castillo H,Chintapalli RTV,Adams OE,Morgan VK,Koh JL,Lee MJ,Shi LL

doi

10.1097/BOT.0000000000001760

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Has Abstract

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2020-08-01 00:00:00

pages

e261-e265

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eissn

0890-5339

issn

1531-2291

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The Clinical Utility of Additional Axillary and Velpeau Radiographs in the Evaluation of Suspected Shoulder Trauma.