Does scapular morphology affect the integrity of the rotator cuff?

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 413-421

  Pandey, Vivek ^a   Vijayan, Deepu ^a   Tapashetti, Sandeep ^a   Agarwal, Lipisha ^a   Kamath, Asha ^a   Acharya, Kiran ^a   Maddukuri, Satish ^a   Willems, W Jaap ^b  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Lairesse Kliniek   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acromion; Acromion index; Acromion shape; Acromion spur; Critical shoulder angle; Degenerative tear; Rotator cuff; Scapular morphology

Indexed keywords

ACROMION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOPHYTE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SHOULDER RADIOGRAPHY; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; RADIOGRAPHY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; ROTATOR CUFF; ROTATOR CUFF INJURY; RUPTURE; SHOULDER;

ACROMION; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPHYTE; RADIOGRAPHY; ROC CURVE; ROTATOR CUFF; ROTATOR CUFF INJURIES; RUPTURE; SHOULDER JOINT; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 84959081024     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: 15326500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2015.09.016     Document Type: Article

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