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ArticleFrontiers in public health2023

Evaluation of the prognostic value of the anatomical characteristics of the bony structures in the shoulder in bursal-sided partial-thickness rotator cuff tears.

Jun Liu, Simin Dai, Hui Deng, Dewei Qiu, Li Liu, Mingzhang Li, Zhijun Chen, Jiawei Kang, Jun Tao

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Article in Frontiers in public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jun LiuDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Simin DaiDepartment of Emergency, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Hui DengDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Dewei QiuDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Li LiuDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Mingzhang LiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Zhijun ChenDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Jiawei KangDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Jun TaoDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Nanchang University · CNSecond Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: In recent studies, individual scapular anatomy has been found to be related to degenerative full-thickness rotator cuff tears. However, research on the relationship between the anatomical characteristics of shoulder radiographs and bursal-sided partial-thickness rotator cuff tears (PTRCTs) is limited, and the risk factors for this pathology still need to be determined. Methods: The bursal-sided PTRCTs group included 102 patients without a history of shoulder trauma who underwent arthroscopy between January 2021 and October 2022. A total of 102 demographically matched outpatients with intact rotator cuffs were selected as the control group. Radiographs were used to measure the lateral acromial angle (LAA), critical shoulder angle (CSA), greater tuberosity angle (GTA), β-angle, acromion index (AI), acromiohumeral distance (AHD), acromial tilt (AT), acromial slope (AS), acromial type, and acromial spur by two independent observers. Multivariate analyses of these data were used to identify potential risk factors for bursal-sided PTRCTs. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis was performed to assess the sensitivity and specificity of CSA, GTA, and AI for this type of pathology. Result: The β-angle, AHD, AS and acromion type showed no difference between bursal-sided PTRCTs and controls ( Conclusion: Acromial spur, GTA, CSA, and AI were independent risk factors for bursal-sided PTRCTs. Furthermore, CSA was the most powerful predictor of bursal-sided PTRCTs compared to GTA and AI.

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Rotator Cuff InjuriesShoulderHumansMultivariate AnalysisOutpatientsPrognosisacromion indexbursal-sided partial-thickness rotator cuff tearsgreater tuberosity anglerotator cuff tearsscapula anatomyshoulder characteristics

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