The anterior translation of the humeral head leads to a decrease in the coracohumeral distance in subscapularis tear

Sung-Hyun Yoon; Joong-Bae Seo; Min-Gyu Kim; Jae-Sung Yoo

doi:10.1016/j.jor.2020.11.005

The anterior translation of the humeral head leads to a decrease in the coracohumeral distance in subscapularis tear

J Orthop. 2020 Nov 4:22:535-538. doi: 10.1016/j.jor.2020.11.005. eCollection 2020 Nov-Dec.

Authors

Sung-Hyun Yoon¹, Joong-Bae Seo¹, Min-Gyu Kim¹, Jae-Sung Yoo¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Republic of Korea.

Abstract

A total of 297 patients who classified as subscapularis (SC) tears through arthroscopic evaluation were retrospectively enrolled, and Fifty-seven patients with impingement syndrome were also enrolled as the control group for normal-population comparison. The coracohumeral distance (CHD) and humeral head anterior translation (HHAT) were measured on magnetic resonance imaging. Our study demonstrated that the anterior translation of the humeral head is related with a decrease in the coracohumeral distance in subscapularis tear. Although, correlation between radiologic parameters (coracohumeral distance and anterior translation of the humeral head) and severity of subscapularis tear was note detected.

Level of evidence: Level IV, retrospective study.

Keywords: CHD, coracohumeral distance; Coracohumeral distance; HHAT, by humeral head anterior translation; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; Rotator cuff; SC, subscapularis; Subscapularis.