Shoulder Arthritis / Rotator Cuff Tears: causes of shoulder pain: Is the anatomy of the glenoid vault abnormal in sh...

Shoulder Arthritis / Rotator Cuff Tears: causes of shoulder pain: Is the anatomy of the glenoid vault abnormal in sh...: Is premorbid glenoid anatomy altered in patients with glenohumeral osteoarthritis? These authors sought to determine whether the glenoid vau...

Is the anatomy of the glenoid vault abnormal in shoulders with arthritis?

Frederick A. Matsen III, M.D. en Shoulder Arthritis / Rotator Cuff Tears: causes of shoulder pain - Hace 1 semana

Is premorbid glenoid anatomy altered in patients with glenohumeral osteoarthritis? These authors sought to determine whether the glenoid vault had different anatomical orientation in arthritic than in normal shoulders. They obtained bilateral CT scans in in 27 patients with unilateral glenohumeral osteoarthritis. Thirty normal cadaver control shoulders also underwent CT scans. Arthritic shoulders had an average of 16 ± 11 degrees of retroversion as compared to 7 ± 5 on the contralateral side and 7 ± 4 for control cadavers. However, the glenoid vault anatomy for pathologic shoulder..