ArticleBMC musculoskeletal disorders2021
The association between acromial anatomy and articular-sided partial thickness of rotator cuff tears.
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- Study on the Application Value of the Novel Acromial Angle in Diagnosing Rotator Cuff Tears.Clinical journal of sport medicine : official journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine · 2026Article
- Combined MRI-Based Morphometric Analysis in Patients with Supraspinatus Tendon Tears: A Comparative Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Advances in Shoulder Pain Imaging: A Narrative Review of Current Practice and Emerging Trends.Current medical imaging · 2025Article
- A radiological study on the relationship between the novel acromial angle and rotator cuff tears.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Changes in the Lateral Acromion Angle in Rotator Cuff Tear Patients with Acromioplasty.Orthopaedic surgery · 2024Observational
- Evaluation of the prognostic value of the anatomical characteristics of the bony structures in the shoulder in bursal-sided partial-thickness rotator cuff tears.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Acromial Morphology and Its Relation to the Glenoid Is Associated with Different Partial Rotator Cuff Tear Patterns.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundAcromial anatomy has been found to be correlated with degenerative full-thickness rotator cuff tears in current studies. However, research on the relationship between acromial anatomy and articular-sided partial thickness of rotator cuff tears (PTRCTs) is still lacking. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether these imaging graphic parameters exhibit any association between acromial anatomy and degenerative articular-sided PTRCTs.
methodsBetween January 2016 and December 2018, a total of 91 patients without a history of trauma underwent arthroscopy as an articular-sided PTRCT group. In the control group, with age- and sex-matched patients, we selected 91 consecutive outpatient patients who underwent shoulder magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) because of shoulder pain and an MRI diagnosis of only synovial hyperplasia and effusion. MRI was used to measure the acromial type, acromiohumeral distance (AHD), lateral acromial angle (LAA), acromion index (AI), and critical shoulder angle (CSA) by 2 independent observers.
resultsThe acromion type, AHD and LAA showed no difference between degenerative articular-sided PTRCTs and controls (P = 0.532, 0.277, and 0.108, respectively). AI and CSA were significantly higher in degenerative articular-sided PTRCTs (P = 0.002 and 0.003, respectively). A good correlation was found between AI and CSA to measurement(Pearson correlation coefficient = 0.631).
conclusionsOur study revealed that higher AI and CSA were found in degenerative articular-sided PTRCTs. Acromial anatomy with a large acromial extension was associated with the occurrence of degenerative articular-sided PTRCTs.
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