Open AccessHow Do Scapulothoracic Kinematics During Shoulder Elevation Differ Between Adults With and Without Rotator Cuff Arthropathy?
Author(s) -
Vilijam Zdravkovic,
Nathalie Alexander,
Regina Wegener,
Christian Spross,
Bernhard Jost
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.178
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1097/corr.0000000000001406
Subject(s) - medicine , scapula , rotator cuff , kinematics , shoulders , range of motion , arthropathy , arthroplasty , physical medicine and rehabilitation , orthodontics , surgery , osteoarthritis , pathology , physics , classical mechanics , alternative medicine
Rotator cuff arthropathy with loss of active arm elevation can be successfully treated with nonanatomic reverse total shoulder arthroplasty to restore active elevation. Shoulder kinematics in this context predominantly focus on glenohumeral motion, neglecting scapular motion, although both substantially contribute to global shoulder motion. Because scapular kinematics are difficult to assess clinically and in the laboratory, they are not well understood and therefore are often reduced to glenohumeral models with a static scapula.