WALEED JAWAD KADHIM

Department of orthopedics, Basrah Teaching Hospital, Basrah Health Directorate, Basrah, Iraq

Publications

• Research Article
  Tendon and ligament injuries of shoulder joint: new era of diagnosis and management
  Author(s): KHALID AHMED MAHMOOD ALEDRESI*, HUSHAM HASAN JASSIM and WALEED JAWAD KADHIM
  
  Background: MRI and ultrasound are now widely used for the detection of tendon and ligament abnormalities. Purpose: Aim of study to evaluated the beneficial role of MRI in investigation and management of the tendon and ligament injuries of shoulder joint. Methods: This study is cross-sectional study in Basrah Teaching Hospital of cases with shoulder pain aged ranged from 18-70 years, in the period from August 2022 to August 2023. Patients underwent a full history and physical examination with guide of questionnaire. 3.0-Tesla MRI (Philips, Netherland) was used. Results: The mean age of patients was 45.7±13.2 years. Right side shoulder affected by 72.5% and left side affected in 27.5% of patients. Regarding the finding by MRI, 20.9% were normal in examination, biceps tenosynovitis were seen in 6.5%, 45 patients had rotator cuff injury, 11(17.8%) patients wit.. Read More»