Implication of bone morphology in degenerative rotator cuff lesions: A prospective comparative study between greater tuberosity angle and critical shoulder angle

• Published in: Orthopaedics & traumatology, surgery & research Vol. 108; no. 2; p. 103046
• Main Authors: Cunningham, Gregory, Cocor, Cristina, Smith, Margaret M., Young, Allan A., Cass, Benjamin, Moor, Beat K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: France Elsevier Masson SAS 01.04.2022
• Subjects: Acromion; Acromion - diagnostic imaging; Bone morphology; Critical shoulder angle; Greater tuberosity angle; Humans; Humerus; Rotator Cuff - diagnostic imaging; Rotator Cuff - pathology; Rotator Cuff Injuries - diagnostic imaging; Rotator Cuff Injuries - pathology; Rotator cuff tear; Rupture; Shoulder; Shoulder Joint - anatomy & histology; Critical shoulder angle; Rotator cuff tear; Greater tuberosity angle; Humerus; Bone morphology; Acromion

Degenerative rotator cuff tear is a frequent and multifactorial pathology. The role of bone morphology of the greater tuberosity and lateral acromion has been validated, and can be measured with two plain radiographic markers on true anteroposterior views: the greater tuberosity angle (GTA) and the...