• Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Mar 2016

    The effect of glenoid cavity depth on rotator cuff tendinitis.

    • Melih Malkoc, Ozgur Korkmaz, Tugrul Ormeci, Cem Sever, Adna Kara, and Mahir Mahirogulları.
    • Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, School of Medicine, Istanbul Medipol University, Tem Avrupa Otoyolu Goztepe Cıkısi, No:1 Bagcilar, 34214, Istanbul, Turkey. memalkoc@yahoo.com.
    • Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2016 Mar 1; 136 (3): 321-4.

    IntroductionSome of the most important causes of shoulder pain are inflammation and degenerative changes in the rotator cuff (RC). Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a noninvasive and safe imaging modality. MRI can be used for the evaluation of cuff tendinopathy. In this study, we evaluated the relationship between glenoid cavity depth and cuff tendinopathy and we investigated glenoid cavity depth on the pathogenesis of cuff tendinopathy.Materials And MethodsWe retrospectively evaluated 215 patients who underwent MRI. Of these, 60 patients showed cuff tendinopathy (group A) and 54 patients showed no pathology (group B). Glenoid cavity depth was calculated in the coronal and transverse planes.ResultsThe mean axial depth was 1.7 ± 0.9 and the mean coronal depth 3.8 ± 0.9, for group A. The mean axial depth was 3.5 ± 0.7 and the mean coronal depth 1.5 ± 0.8, for group B. There were significant differences in the axial and coronal depths between the two groups.ConclusionHigh coronal and low axial depth of the glenoid cavity can be used to diagnose RC tendinitis.

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