The Bear Hug Test Improves Sensitivity Compared With the Belly Press Test for Identifying Subscapularis Tendon Tears, but Both Tests Miss the Majority of Partial Tears

• Principais autores: Ali Ihsan Kilic, M.D (Autor), Javier Ardebol, M.D (Autor), Theresa Pak, D.O (Autor), Mariano E. Menendez, M.D (Autor), Patrick J. Denard, M.D (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Elsevier, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Purpose: To investigate the performance of the bear hug (BH) and belly press (BP) tests in diagnosing tears of the subscapularis (SSC). Methods: A retrospective review was conducted on prospectively maintained data on patients who underwent arthroscopic rotator cuff repair (ARCR) of SSC tears betwee...