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Open Access 01-12-2018 | Research article

Dynamic kinematics of the glenohumeral joint in shoulders with rotator cuff tears

Authors: Naoya Kozono, Takamitsu Okada, Naohide Takeuchi, Satoshi Hamai, Hidehiko Higaki, Takeshi Shimoto, Satoru Ikebe, Hirotaka Gondo, Yoshitaka Nakanishi, Takahiro Senju, Yasuharu Nakashima

Published in: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research | Issue 1/2018

Abstract

Background

No clear trend has emerged from the literature regarding three-dimensional (3D) translations of the humerus relative to the scapula in shoulders with rotator cuff tears (RCTs). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the kinematics of RCT shoulders using 3D-to-two-dimensional (2D) model-to-image registration techniques.

Methods

Dynamic glenohumeral kinematics during scapular plane abduction and axial rotation were analyzed in 11 RCT patients and 10 healthy control subjects. We measured the 3D kinematic parameters of glenohumeral joints using X-ray images and CT-derived digitally reconstructed radiographs.

Results

For scapular plane abduction, the humeral head center was positioned significantly more medially in shoulders with RCTs than in controls at 135° of humeral abduction (p = 0.02; RCTs versus controls: − 0.9 ± 1.6 versus 0.3 ± 1.3 mm). There was no significant difference in the superior/inferior translation of the humeral head center (p = 0.99). For axial rotation in adducted position, the humeral head center was positioned significantly more anteriorly in shoulders with RCTs than in controls at − 30° of glenohumeral external rotation (p < 0.0001; RCTs versus controls: 3.0 ± 1.7 versus 0.3 ± 1.5 mm).

Conclusions

This study revealed the kinematics of shoulders with large to massive full-thickness RCTs: the humeral head center showed a medial shift at the late phase of scapular plane full abduction, and an anterior shift at the internal rotation position during full axial rotation. The kinematic data in this study, which describe the patterns of movement of shoulders with large to massive full-thickness RCTs, provide valuable information for future studies investigating glenohumeral translations in other pathological conditions of the shoulder. For clinical relevance, quantitative assessment of the dynamic kinematics of shoulders with RCTs might be a therapeutic indicator for achieving functional restoration.

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Title: Dynamic kinematics of the glenohumeral joint in shoulders with rotator cuff tears
Authors: Naoya Kozono
Takamitsu Okada
Naohide Takeuchi
Satoshi Hamai
Hidehiko Higaki
Takeshi Shimoto
Satoru Ikebe
Hirotaka Gondo
Yoshitaka Nakanishi
Takahiro Senju
Yasuharu Nakashima
Publication date: 01-12-2018
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research / Issue 1/2018
Electronic ISSN: 1749-799X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-017-0709-6

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Dynamic kinematics of the glenohumeral joint in shoulders with rotator cuff tears

Abstract

Background

Methods

Results

Conclusions

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