title: Arthroscopy of the shoulder joint--a cadaver and clinical study. Part 1: Cadaver study.
abstract: An experimental study of shoulder arthroscopy has been carried out over the past two years. Fifty-one cadaveric shoulders were investigated by different types of arthroscope. Dissections were carried out after each arthroscopic examination and the arthroscopic findings were investigated. Three approaches, namely, anterior, posterior and superior were used. The arthroscopic anatomy of the shoulder joint was divided into 5 regions: anterior, superior, central, inferior, and posterior. The posterior approach provides the widest field of view amongst all the approaches and also better orientation. The superior approach could cause damage to the critical area of supraspinatus tendon and its clinical application is not recommended.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001182:Arthroscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D013710:Tendons / Q000033:anatomy & histology