Three-dimensional analysis of acromial morphologic characteristics in patients with and without rotator cuff tears using a reconstructed computed tomography model

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2621-2626

  Fujisawa, Yukitaka ^a   Mihata, Teruhisa ^a   Murase, Tsuyoshi ^b   Sugamoto, Kazuomi ^b   Neo, Masashi ^a  

^a OSAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

acromion; morphology; rotator cuff; shoulder; spur; tear

Indexed keywords

ACROMION; ADULT; AGED; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; BURSITIS; CAPSULAR RELEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPHYTE; RADIOGRAPHY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ACROMION; ADULT; AGED; BURSITIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; JOINT CAPSULE RELEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPHYTE; ROC CURVE; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER JOINT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84910025892     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546514544683     Document Type: Article

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