Obligatory medical device diagnostics.
- Conventional radiographs, in two planes; second plane transthoracic (“through the chest (thorax)”).
Optional medical device diagnostics – depending on the results of the history, physical examination, laboratory diagnostics and obligatory medical device diagnostics – for differential diagnostic clarification.
- Sonography (ultrasound examination), depending on the joint involved.
- Computed tomography (CT; sectional imaging procedure (X-ray images from different directions with computer-based evaluation), particularly well suited for imaging bony injuries) – for complex dislocations or suspected concomitant fractures (broken bones)
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI; computer-assisted cross-sectional imaging method (using magnetic fields, i.e., without X-rays)) – to exclude labral injuries after reduction (injury to the glenoid lip after return to a normal position); diagnosis of rotator cuff ruptures (RMR) [standard procedure for imaging diagnosis of shoulder joint pathologies].
- MR arthrography: examination method of the joints in which magnetic resonance imaging is performed in conjunction with a direct administration of contrast medium into the joint (arthrography) – for the diagnosis of rotator cuff partial lesions (RMPR).
