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ArticleKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2019

The association between a low critical shoulder angle and SLAP lesions.

Thilo Patzer, Nina Wimmer, Pablo Emilio Verde, Martin Hufeland, Ruediger Krauspe, Hannes Kenji Kubo

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  1. A novel, simple, and affordable technique for arthroscopic soft-tissue tenodesis of the long head of the biceps tendon.Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology · 2026
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Thilo PatzerOrthopaedic Department, Shoulder-Elbow-Section, University of Duesseldorf, Moorenstr. 1-5, 40225, Duesseldorf, Germany. thipa@me.com.
Nina WimmerOrthopaedic Department, Shoulder-Elbow-Section, University of Duesseldorf, Moorenstr. 1-5, 40225, Duesseldorf, Germany.
Pablo Emilio VerdeCoordination Center for Clinical Trials, University of Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany.
Martin HufelandOrthopaedic Department, Shoulder-Elbow-Section, University of Duesseldorf, Moorenstr. 1-5, 40225, Duesseldorf, Germany.
Ruediger KrauspeOrthopaedic Department, Shoulder-Elbow-Section, University of Duesseldorf, Moorenstr. 1-5, 40225, Duesseldorf, Germany.
Hannes Kenji KuboOrthopaedic Department, Shoulder-Elbow-Section, University of Duesseldorf, Moorenstr. 1-5, 40225, Duesseldorf, Germany.

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purposeTo evaluate the critical shoulder angle (CSA), acromion index (AI) and further acromion parameters in patients with isolated SLAP lesions compared with patients without SLAP lesions.

methodsBetween 2012 and 2016, the CSA, AI, lateral acromion angle (LAA) and acromion slope (AS) were radiologically examined in consecutive patients > 18 years having had a shoulder arthroscopy with isolated SLAP lesion types II-IV. These were compared to controls without SLAP lesions and without (control group I) or with (control group II) complete supraspinatus tendon (SSP) tears.

results75/103 patients with isolated SLAP lesion types II-IV with a mean age of 46.5 years (± 13.0, 18.1-76.3) were analyzed, 61% of them being male. For control, n = 211 consecutive patients (47% male) with an intact SSP and SLAP complex and a mean age of 52.3 years (± 15.0, 18.6-88.4) and n = 115 patients (60% male) with an intact SLAP complex but complete SSP tears, mean age 66.6 years (± 9.3, 44.7-87.9) were examined. The CSA in SLAP patients was 29.6° (± 3.5, 21.0-38.0), 33.8° (± 3.7, 25.1-46.9) in no SLAP and no SSP (p < 0.001) and 36.7° (± 3.6, 29.1-46.6) in no SLAP but SSP (p < 0.001). The area under the curve (AUC) for CSA was 0.83 for SLAP lesions resulting in a probability of 83% for patients with SLAP lesion to be associated with a specific CSA.

conclusionsIsolated SLAP lesion types II-IV are associated with a low CSA < 30°. The AI, the AS as well as the LAA showed no correlation with SLAP lesions. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Retrospective comparative study, Level III.

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AdolescentAdultAgedCase-Control StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRadiographyRetrospective StudiesRotator Cuff InjuriesShoulder InjuriesShoulder JointYoung AdultAcromion indexCritical shoulder angleOverhead sportsRisk factorShoulder arthroscopySLAP lesion

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