Clin Should Elbow.  2022 Dec;25(4):265-273. 10.5397/cise.2022.00836.

Dynamic three-dimensional shoulder kinematics in patients with massive rotator cuff tears: a comparison of patients with and without subscapularis tears

Affiliations
  • 1Graduate School of Health Science, Kyoto Tachibana University, Kyoto, Japan
  • 2Department of Rehabilitation, Marutamachi Rehabilitation Clinic, Kyoto, Japan
  • 3Faculty of Health Science, Kyoto Tachibana University, Kyoto, Japan
  • 4Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Kyoto Institute of Technology University, Kyoto, Japan
  • 5Department of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Science, Kansai Welfare Science University, Osaka, Japan
  • 6Department of Orthopedics, Tanabe Central Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
  • 7Graduate School of Medical Technology and Health Welfare Sciences, Hiroshima International University, Hiroshima, Japan
  • 8Department of Orthopedics, Marutamachi Rehabilitation Clinic, Kyoto, Japan

Abstract

Background
Massive rotator cuff tears (MRCTs) with subscapularis (SSC) tears cause severe shoulder dysfunction. In the present study, the influence of SSC tears on three-dimensional (3D) shoulder kinematics during scapular plane abduction in patients with MRCTs was examined.
Methods
This study included 15 patients who were divided into two groups: supraspinatus (SSP) and infraspinatus (ISP) tears with SSC tear (torn SSC group: 10 shoulders) or without SSC tear (intact SSC group: 5 shoulders). Single-plane fluoroscopic images during scapular plane elevation and computed tomography (CT)-derived 3D bone models were matched to the fluoroscopic images using two-dimensional (2D)/3D registration techniques. Changes in 3D kinematic results were compared.
Results
The humeral head center at the beginning of arm elevation was significantly higher in the torn SSC group than in the intact SSC group (1.8±3.4 mm vs. −1.1±1.6 mm, p<0.05). In the torn SSC group, the center of the humeral head migrated superiorly, then significantly downward at 60° arm elevation (p<0.05). In the intact SSC group, significant difference was not observed in the superior-inferior translation of the humeral head between the elevation angles.
Conclusions
In cases of MRCTs with a torn SSC, the center of the humeral head showed a superior translation at the initial phase of scapular plane abduction followed by inferior translation. These findings indicate the SSC muscle plays an important role in determining the dynamic stability of the glenohumeral joint in a superior-inferior direction in patients with MRCTs.

Keyword

3D-to-2D registration technique; Massive rotator cuff tears; Subscapularis tear; Shoulder kinematics; Center of humeral head
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