Abstract:Objective To analyze the variation rule and correlation of acromion index (AI), lateral acromion angle (LAA), and critical shoulder angle (CSA) in Chinese population.Methods The shoulder radiographs of patients with rotator cuff tears (n=50) and healthy subjects (n=45) who were admitted to the Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University and the First Hospital of Jilin University from June 2014 to June 2016 were retrospectively reviewed. The standardized true anteroposterior radiography was applied to measure the AI, LAA, and CSA, and the statistical differences of the parameters of the two groups were analyzed, as well as the correlation analysis was carried out between the parameters in each group.Results The mean AI, LAA and CSA was 0.71±0.06, 78.1°±6.89°, 35.9°±5.7° in patients with rotator cuff tears, respectively, while the corresponding parameters in healthy subjects was 0.65±0.06, 81.1°±7.74°, 32.3°±5.18°, respectively, and the difference approached statistical significance between the two groups (t=4.867, -1.994, 3.225 respectively, all P values<0.05). Meanwhile, AI was negatively correlated with LAA, and positively correlated with CSA in both groups (r=-0.873, -0.780; r=0.878,0.924; all P values<0.01).Conclusions There was a positive linear relationship between lateral extension and downward slop of the acromion, and a negative linear correlation between lateral extension of the acromion and the angle between the acromion and the glenoid cavity in Chinese population.
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