Research Article

Evaluation of Contrast Extravasation as a Diagnostic Criterion in the Evaluation of Arthroscopically Proven HAGL/pHAGL Lesions

Table 1

Cohort group (all patients arthroscopically proven HAGL tears).

AgeGenderLaterality of IGLAnterior or posterior HAGLExtravasation to any siteJuxtahumeral spaceQuadrilateral spaceParamuscular spaceIntramuscular space
Reader 1Reader 2Reader 1Reader 2Reader 1Reader 2Reader 1Reader 2Reader 1Reader 2

44FemaleRightAnteriorYesYesNoNoYesYesNoNoNoNo
16FemaleLeftAnteriorNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
32FemaleRightAnterior and PosteriorYesYesNoNoYesYesNoNoNoNo
21MaleLeftAnteriorYesYesNoNoYesYesNoNoNoNo
15FemaleRightAnteriorYesYesYesYesYesYesNoNoNoNo
19MaleLeftPosterior*YesYesNoNoNoNoYes (IS-TM)Yes (IS-TM)Yes (TM)Yes (TM)
21MaleLeftPosterior*YesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoYes (TM)Yes (TM)
21MaleRightAnterior*YesYesYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNo
16FemaleRightAnterior*YesYesNoNoYesYesNoNoNoNo
18MaleRightPosteriorYesYesNoNoYesYesYes (Ant SS)Yes (Ant SS)NoNo
21MaleRightAnterior*YesYesYesYesNoYesNoNoNoNo
15FemaleRightPosteriorNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo

TM = Teres minor.
IS-TM = Paramuscular space between infraspinatus and teres minor.
Ant SS = Paramuscular space anterior to subscapularis.
= Torn ligament was directly visualized on MR arthrogram also.
Sensitivity of extravasation to any site in detecting HAGL lesions: 83%.