Morphometric Study of the Acromion Process and its Clinical Relevance

Morphometric Study of the Acromion Process

  • Gursharan Singh Dhindsa Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Guru Gobind Singh Medical College & Hospital, Faridkot, Punjab, India
  • Vishal Gupta Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Guru Gobind Singh Medical College & Hospital, Faridkot, Punjab, India
Keywords: scapula, acromion process, morphometry, impingement syndrome

Abstract

Background: The acromion process along with the coracoid process and the coracoacromial ligament form the coracoacromial arch which acts as a secondary socket for the shoulder joint. The subacromial space gives passage to the tendons of muscles forming the rotator cuff. Any abnormality, acquired or congenital, which leads to the reduction in the subacromial space can cause impingement syndrome. Morphology of the acromion thus plays an important role in impingement syndrome and the pathogenesis of rotator cuff diseases. Subjects and Methods: A total of 70 Indian unpaired dry human scapulae (Right-35, Left-35) of unknown sex were studied. Various parameters related to acromion process- a) Maximum length of acromion b) Maximum breadth of acromion c) Acromio-Glenoid distance and e) Acromio-Coracoid distance were measured with the help of a sliding digital vernier caliper and recorded in millimeters. Results: The mean values of each measurement were: maximum length of acromion: 43.10mm; maximum breadth acromion: 24.46mm; acromio- glenoid distance: 30.15 mm and acromio-coracoid distance: 37.05 mm. Conclusion: Knowledge of the morphometeric values of acromian process is important to the orthopaedicians in the differential diagnosis and surgical treatment of shoulder joint ailments, to the forensic experts in specimen identification from skeleton remains and to the anthropologists in their racial and population studies.

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Published
2019-09-16
How to Cite
Singh Dhindsa, G., & Gupta, V. (2019). Morphometric Study of the Acromion Process and its Clinical Relevance. Asian Journal of Medical Research, 8(3), AT04-AT08. https://doi.org/10.21276/ajmr.2019.8.3.AT2