The greater tuberosity angle: a new predictor for rotator cuff tear

• Published in: Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery Vol. 27; no. 8; pp. 1415 - 1421
• Main Authors: Cunningham, Gregory, Nicodème-Paulin, Emilie, Smith, Margaret M., Holzer, Nicolas, Cass, Benjamin, Young, Allan A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.08.2018
• Subjects: greater tuberosity; impingement; morphology; radiographic marker; rotator cuff; Shoulder; subacromial; tear; Diagnostic Study; subacromial; tear; morphology; rotator cuff; Shoulder; Level II; radiographic marker; greater tuberosity; impingement

The implication of scapular morphology in rotator cuff tears has been extensively studied. However, the role of the greater tuberosity (GT) should be of equal importance. The aim of this study was to propose a new radiographic marker, the GT angle (GTA), which measures the position of the GT in rela...