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However, its ability to detect pathologies of the LHB tendon is still unclear. <jats:italic><jats:bold>Clinical Question<\/jats:bold>:<\/jats:italic> In patients with shoulder pain, can musculoskeletal ultrasound accurately diagnose LHB tendon pathologies? <jats:italic><jats:bold>Summary of Key Findings<\/jats:bold>:<\/jats:italic> Four high-quality cohort studies met inclusion criteria and were included in the critical appraisal. The STrengthening the Reporting of OBservational studies in Epidemiology checklist was used to score the articles on methodology and consistency. Three studies evaluated accuracy in diagnosis of full-thickness tears and found high sensitivity (SN) and specificity (SP). Three studies evaluated accuracy in diagnosis of partial-thickness tears and found low SN and negative predictive value, but high SP and positive predictive value. Two studies evaluated tendon subluxation\/dislocation and found high SN and SP. Two studies evaluated tendinitis and found moderate SN and high SP. <jats:italic><jats:bold>Clinical Bottom Line<\/jats:bold>:<\/jats:italic> There is moderate to strong evidence to support the use of musculoskeletal ultrasound in diagnosis of LHB tendon pathology. <jats:italic><jats:bold>Strength of Recommendation<\/jats:bold>:<\/jats:italic> There is grade B evidence that musculoskeletal ultrasound can accurately diagnose full-thickness tears and tendon subluxation\/dislocation; can rule in partial-thickness tears (based on SP and positive predictive value), but not rule out partial-thickness tears; and can rule in tendinitis (based on SP and positive predictive value), but not rule out tendinitis.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1123\/jsr.2020-0511","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,5,18]],"date-time":"2021-05-18T07:27:43Z","timestamp":1621322863000},"page":"1098-1101","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Diagnostic Accuracy of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound on Long Head Biceps Tendon Pathologies"],"prefix":"10.1123","volume":"30","author":[{"given":"Jennifer L.","family":"Ostrowski","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alexa","family":"Beaumont","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Emily","family":"Dochterman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"100","reference":[{"issue":"11","key":"r1","series-title":"Arthrosc J Arthrosc Relat Surg","first-page":"P1971","article-title":"Long head of biceps tendon pathology and results of tenotomy in full-thickness reparable rotator cuff tear","volume":"33","author":"Desai S","year":"2017","unstructured":"Desai S, Mata H. 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