The study on the correlation between the relative height of the humeral head and the subacromial impingement syndrome

  • BO Zhao-Xun ,
  • CUI Yan ,
  • SUN Chao ,
  • MA Hai-Meng ,
  • ZHANG Hong-Xin
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  • Department of Joint Surgery, The eighty-ninth Hospital of PLA, Weifang 261021, Shandong Province, China

Received date: 2014-03-25

  Online published: 2014-06-04

Abstract

Objective To provide new theoretical basis for clinical diagnosis and treatment of subacromial impingement syndrome. Methods Using MSCT and PC software we measured the relative height of the humeral heads in 26 cases who sustained subacromial impingement syndrome and 26 cases of healthy adults who were randomly selected. Comparison of the relative height of the humeral heads in two groups was then carried out. Results The measurement results of the relative height of the humeral heads was (0.88±0.18) cm in the experimental group and was (1.07±0.20)cm in the control group. Compared with the control group, the relative height of the humeral heads in the experimental group was smaller (P<0.01) Conclusion The risk of development of subacromial impingement increases with a larger relative height of the humeral heads and vice versa.

Cite this article

BO Zhao-Xun , CUI Yan , SUN Chao , MA Hai-Meng , ZHANG Hong-Xin . The study on the correlation between the relative height of the humeral head and the subacromial impingement syndrome[J]. Chinese Journal of Clinical Anatomy, 2014 , 32(3) : 354 -356 . DOI: 10.13418/j.issn.1001-165x.2014

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