TY - JOUR
T1 - Contact pressure of the coracoacromial arch in shoulders with joint contracture
T2 - A cadaveric study
AU - Shiota, Yuki
AU - Yamamoto, Nobuyuki
AU - Kawakami, Jun
AU - Nagamoto, Hideaki
AU - Muraki, Takayuki
AU - Kaneko, Kazuo
AU - Itoi, Eiji
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science , Grant Number 26462282 .
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 The Japanese Orthopaedic Association
PY - 2017/11
Y1 - 2017/11
N2 - Backgrounds There have been many reports describing that the capsular fibrosis of the shoulder joint is the main cause of frozen shoulder, whereas others reported the significance of subacromial impingement as an etiological factor. The purpose of this study was to investigate the contact pressure between the coracoacromial arch and the rotator cuff tendons to clarify the contact phenomenon in shoulders with joint contracture. Methods Fourteen fresh-frozen cadaveric shoulders were used. Specimens were divided into two groups: normal group (8 shoulders, definition: more than 61° of flexion and abduction and more than 21° of external rotation) and joint contracture group (6 shoulders, definition: less than 60° of flexion and abduction and less than 20° of external rotation). Contact pressure and area beneath the coracoacromial arch were measured by a flexible force sensor during flexion, abduction, internal and external rotation in adduction and abduction, extension and horizontal extension motions. Results The peak contact pressure under the acromion was observed at 90° in flexion and abduction in the normal group, whereas that in the contracture group was observed at 30° in flexion (P = 0.037) and at 30° in abduction (P = 0.041). Contact pressure in the contracture group was significantly higher than that in the normal group at 20° and 30° of abduction (P = 0.043, P = 0.041, respectively). There were no significant differences of contact pressure during other motions. Although no significant differences of contact pressure beneath the coracoacromial ligament were observed, contact area significantly increased in extension and horizontal extension motion. Conclusion The contact between the acromion and the rotator cuff was observed in lower angles of flexion and abduction in shoulders with contracture than in those without. When treating patients with shoulder contracture, we need to perform rehabilitation taking such an abnormal movement into consideration.
AB - Backgrounds There have been many reports describing that the capsular fibrosis of the shoulder joint is the main cause of frozen shoulder, whereas others reported the significance of subacromial impingement as an etiological factor. The purpose of this study was to investigate the contact pressure between the coracoacromial arch and the rotator cuff tendons to clarify the contact phenomenon in shoulders with joint contracture. Methods Fourteen fresh-frozen cadaveric shoulders were used. Specimens were divided into two groups: normal group (8 shoulders, definition: more than 61° of flexion and abduction and more than 21° of external rotation) and joint contracture group (6 shoulders, definition: less than 60° of flexion and abduction and less than 20° of external rotation). Contact pressure and area beneath the coracoacromial arch were measured by a flexible force sensor during flexion, abduction, internal and external rotation in adduction and abduction, extension and horizontal extension motions. Results The peak contact pressure under the acromion was observed at 90° in flexion and abduction in the normal group, whereas that in the contracture group was observed at 30° in flexion (P = 0.037) and at 30° in abduction (P = 0.041). Contact pressure in the contracture group was significantly higher than that in the normal group at 20° and 30° of abduction (P = 0.043, P = 0.041, respectively). There were no significant differences of contact pressure during other motions. Although no significant differences of contact pressure beneath the coracoacromial ligament were observed, contact area significantly increased in extension and horizontal extension motion. Conclusion The contact between the acromion and the rotator cuff was observed in lower angles of flexion and abduction in shoulders with contracture than in those without. When treating patients with shoulder contracture, we need to perform rehabilitation taking such an abnormal movement into consideration.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jos.2017.06.018
DO - 10.1016/j.jos.2017.06.018
M3 - Article
C2 - 28838704
AN - SCOPUS:85033386108
SN - 0949-2658
VL - 22
SP - 1031
EP - 1041
JO - Journal of Orthopaedic Science
JF - Journal of Orthopaedic Science
IS - 6
ER -