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ArticleFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology2023

Finite element study of the biomechanical effects on the rotator cuff under load.

Zhengzhong Yang, Guangming Xu, Jiyong Yang, Xiaosheng Lin

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Article in Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology, 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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Zhengzhong YangDepartment of Orthopaedics, Shenzhen Pingle Orthopedic Hospital and Shenzhen Pingshan Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Affiliate Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Guangming XuDepartment of Orthopaedics, Shenzhen Hospital of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Jiyong YangDepartment of Orthopedics, The Fifth Clinical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Xiaosheng LinDepartment of Orthopaedics, Shenzhen Hospital of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine · CNIntegrated Chinese Medicine (China) · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rotator cuff injuries account for 50% of shoulder disorders that can cause shoulder pain and reduced mobility. The occurrence of rotator cuff injury is related to the variation in shoulder load, but the mechanical changes in the rotator cuff caused by load remain unclear. Therefore, the mechanical results of the rotator cuff tissue during glenohumeral abduction and adduction were analyzed based on a finite element shoulder model under non-load (0 kg) and load (7.5 kg) conditions. The results showed that the maximum von Mises stress on the supraspinatus muscle was larger than that on the subscapularis, infraspinatus, and teres minor muscles during glenohumeral abduction. Compared with the non-load condition, the maximum von Mises stress on the supraspinatus muscle increased by 75% under the load condition at 30° abduction. Under the load condition, the supraspinatus joint side exhibited an average stress that was 32% greater than that observed on the bursal side. The von Mises stress on the infraspinatus muscle was higher than that in other rotator cuff tissues during adduction. The stress on the infraspinatus muscle increased by 36% in the load condition compared to the non-load condition at 30° adduction. In summary, the increased load changed the mechanical distribution of rotator cuff tissue and increased the stress differential between the joint aspect and the bursal aspect of the supraspinatus tendon.

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