Clinics in diagnostic imaging (167)

Abstract

A 59-year-old woman presented with left shoulder pain and stiffness of 12 months' duration. She had previously undergone an anatomic left total shoulder arthroplasty four years ago for avascular necrosis of the humeral head with advanced secondary glenohumeral osteoarthritis. The patient had actively participated in a postoperative rehabilitation programme, with good pain relief and restoration of function of the left shoulder. However, over a period of 12 months prior to the current clinical presentation, the patient began to experience increasing left shoulder pain and stiffness, which limited her activities of daily living. A physical examination revealed significant reduction in motion of the left shoulder, which included limitation of active forward flexion of about 40°. There was also difficulty in initiating shoulder abduction. Radiographic (Fig. 1a) and arthrographic (Fig. 1b) assessments of the left shoulder were performed. These were followed by dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) of the left shoulder, which was performed without intravenous contrast immediately following the left shoulder arthrogram (Figs. 1c & d).What do these images demonstrate? What is the diagnosis?