Shoulder: Diagnoses and Location Glossary

This article serves as a glossary of the diagnoses and location details currently available in the DataBiologics platform. It is designed as a quick reference for members to easily review the standardized terms used across the system.

Diagnoses Available: 

• Adhesive Capsulitis: a condition that causes pain, stiffness, and limited range of motion in the shoulder joint.
  Other terminology might include: Frozen shoulder
• Bone Marrow Lesion: an abnormal area of bone marrow. 
  Locations available: -Glenoid 
                                     -Humeral Head
  Other terminology might include: bone marrow edema, bone bruise
• Bursitis: a condition that causes inflammation of the bursae.
  Locations available: -Subacromial-Subdeltoid Bursa
                                     -Subcoracoid Bursa
                                     -Subscapular Bursa 
                                     -Supraacromial Bursa 
  Other terminology might include: subacromial bursitis or impingement syndrome 
• Calcific Tendonopathy: a condition where calcium deposits form in the tendons. 
  Locations available: -Infraspinatus Tendon
                                     -Supraspinatus Tendon
                                     -Teres Minor Tendon
                                     -Subscapularis Tendon
  Other terminology might include: 

  hydroxyapatite deposition disease, tendinous calcifications, calcific tendinosis/tendinitis, peritendinitis calcarea, calcific peritendinitis/bursitis, hydroxyapatite rheumatism 

• Effusion:  an abnormal accumulation of fluid in a body cavity or space.
• General Pain: use if diagnosis is unspecified. 
• Labrum Tear (Acute/Degenerative): an injury to the labrum, a ring of cartilage that lines the shoulder socket and helps stabilize the joint. 
  Locations available: -SLAP Lesion
• Ligament Sprain: an injury that occurs when a ligament is stretched or torn
  Locations available: -Acromioclavicular Ligament
                                     -Coracoacromial Ligament
                                     -Coracoclavicular Ligament 
                                     -Inferior Anterior Glenohumeral Ligament 
                                     -Inferior Glenohumeral Ligament 
                                     -Inferior Posterior Glenohumeral Ligament 
                                     -Middle Glenohumeral Ligament 
                                     -Sternoclavicular Ligament 
                                     -Superior Glenohumeral Ligament 
  Other terminology might include: Acromioclavicular (AC) joint sprain or separated shoulder
• Muscle Strain and MuscleTear: an injury that occurs when a muscle is stretched or torn.
  Locations available: -Biceps Muscle
                                     -Infraspinatus Muscle
                                     -Pectoralis Major Muscle
                                     -Subscapularis Muscle
                                     -Supraspinatus Muscle
                                     -Teres Minor Muscle
• Nerve injury/neuropathy: damage to the nerves.
  Locations available: -Axillary Nerve 
                                     -Brachial Plexus 
  Other terminology might include:  

  axillary nerve dysfunction, suprascapular neuropathy, brachial neuritis (Parsonage Turner syndrome), brachial plexus injury

• Osteoarthritis (OA): arthritis in the joints. 
  Locations available: -Acromioclavicluar Joint
                                     -Glenohumeral Joint
                                     -Sternoclavicular Joint
• Synovitis: an inflammation of the synovium, the lining of the joints.
• Tendinosis: a degenerative condition that affects the tendons.
  Locations available: -Biceps Tendon
                                     -Infraspinatus Tendon
                                     -Pectoralis Major Tendon
                                     -Subscapularis Tendon
                                     -Supraspinatus Tendon
                                     -Teres Minor Tendon
  Other terminology might include: 

  Subacromial impingement syndrome (SIS) 

• Tendon Tear (full/partial thickness and unspecified): an injury that occurs when a tendon becomes overstretched or ruptured. 
  Locations available: -Biceps Tendon
                                     -Infraspinatus Tendon
                                     -Pectoralis Major Tendon
                                     -Subscapularis Tendon
                                     -Supraspinatus Tendon
                                     -Teres Minor Tendon
  

*Our list of diagnoses and locations continues to expand based on customer feedback. If there’s anything you’d like to see added, please reach out to your Customer Success Manager for assistance.