Evaluation of the acromiohumeral distance by means of magnetic resonance imaging umerus

OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate the relationship between the size, degree of retraction and topography of rotator cuff injuries and the degree of rise of the humeral head, and to evaluate the influence of gravity, using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). METHODS: We evaluated 181 shoulder MRIs from 160...

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Main Authors: Flávio de Oliveira França, André Couto Godinho, Elísio José Salgado Ribeiro, Lorenzo Falster, Lucas Emanuel Gava Búrigo, Rafael Berenstein Nunes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2016-04-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162016000200169&lng=en&tlng=en