Morphologic variants of acromion in neonatal cadavers.
In this study, the morphology of the acromion in neonatal cadavers was investigated. The hooked-type acromions (Bigliani and Morrison type III), which are said to be responsible for rotator cuff lesions in adults, were found to have a very low incidence in this age group (5%). This finding challenges the validity of the assumption that some individuals have a congenital tendency for rotator cuff lesions, depending on their acromion types.
Yazici
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Department of Orthopaedics, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey.
Kopuz
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Gülman
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D000174:Acromion / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male