ArticleKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2017
Blood supply of the subacromial bursa and rotator cuff tendons on the bursal side.
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- Remnant preservation improves early prognosis in patients with rotator cuff tears: a retrospective study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Article
- The subacromial bursa in rotator cuff injury: from pathological contributor to regenerative resource?Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2026Review
- Removal or retention: evolving views on possible roles of the subacromial bursa in rotator cuff disease.EFORT open reviews · 2025Review
- Mini-open transosseous repair with bursal augmentation improves outcomes in massive rotator cuff tears.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Application and analysis of the arthroscopic remnant-preserving technique to rotator cuff tear: a retrospective study.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
- Arthroscopic evaluation of the rotator cuff vasculature: inferences into the pathogenesis of cuff tear and re-tear.Clinics in shoulder and elbow · 2024Article
- The subacromial bursa modulates tendon healing after rotator cuff injury in rats.Science translational medicine · 2024Article
- Blood flow velocity in the anterior humeral circumflex artery and tear size can predict synovitis severity in patients with rotator cuff tears.Clinics in shoulder and elbow · 2024Article
- Arthroscopic Biological Augmentation With Subacromial Bursa for Bursal-Sided Partial-Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2023Article
- [Evaluation methods of postoperative healing of supraspinatus tendon tear].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2022Article
- Evaluation of hypervascularity in synovitis of the shoulder using ultrasound: comparison of preoperative ultrasound findings and intraoperative arthroscopic findings.JSES international · 2022Article
- Mid- and Long-Term Results Using 448 kHz Stimulation on the Elasticity of the Supraspinatus Tendon Measured by Quantitative Ultrasound Elastographyin Badminton Professionals: Prospective Randomized Double-Blinded Clinical Trial with Nine Months of Follow-Up.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
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- Histological and molecular features of the subacromial bursa of rotator cuff tears compared to non-tendon defects: a pilot study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Article
- Arthroscopic Bursa-Augmented Rotator Cuff Repair: A Vasculature-preserving Technique for Subacromial Bursal Harvest and Tendon Augmentation.Arthroscopy techniques · 2021Article
- Bursa-Derived Cells Show a Distinct Mechano-Response to Physiological and Pathological LoadingFrontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2021Article
- Current Biological Strategies to Enhance Surgical Treatment for Rotator Cuff Repair.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2021Review
- Clinical features and repair integrity after knotless - In situ suture bridge technique in high-grade bursal side rotator cuff tears.Journal of orthopaedicsArticle
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Abstract
purposeVascularity of the subacromial bursa and rotator cuff tendons is key factors in the pathogenesis of subacromial bursitis and impingement syndrome, rotator cuff tendinitis, and rotator cuff tears. The purpose of this study was to investigate and describe blood supply to the cranial and caudal parts of the subacromial bursa and the vascularity of the rotator cuff tendons on the bursal side.
methodsFourteen fresh cadaveric shoulders from six females and eight males with a mean age of 71.7 (±10.8) years were studied. Before dissection, an arterial injection of 10% aqueous dispersion of latex was administered. Post-injection, the shoulders were fixed in an alcohol-formalin-glycerol solution.
resultsThe cranial and caudal bursa of all specimens was mainly supplied by the thoracoacromial, suprascapular, and anterior and posterior circumflex humeral arteries. The cranial part of the bursa was supplied anteriorly by the thoracoacromial artery, and posteriorly and medially by the posterior circumflex humeral artery as far as the medial third. The caudal part received arterial blood anteriorly from the anterior circumflex humeral artery, and posteriorly and medially by the posterior circumflex humeral artery as far as the medial third of the caudal bursa. In addition, the suprascapular artery branched at the upper surface of the coracohumeral ligament, and the subcoracoid artery branched at the under surface of the same ligament.
conclusionThe subacromial bursa appears well vascularized. The results of the present investigation showed that blood supply to the subacromial bursa at the caudal part and rotator cuff tendons on the bursal side was linked to the same arteries. The subcoracoid artery supplied interval rotator structures close to the caudal bursa. It is the wish of the authors that this meticulous anatomical work will help surgeons in their day-to-day clinical work, e.g. to minimize the risk of complications such as perioperative bleeding.
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