title: Morphologic variants of acromion in neonatal cadavers.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yazici
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kopuz
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gülman
mesh_terms: D000174:Acromion / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male