title: Subacromial fat pad.
abstract: The subacromial fat was studied using cadaver dissections and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). We found that the subacromial fat is not loose connective tissue, but a fat pad surrounded by a fascia. The measurements of this fat pad are presented and the clinical relevance for orthopedics and radiology particularly for the impingement syndrome of the shoulder is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, University of Bonn, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vahlensieck
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wiggert
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schild
mesh_terms: D000174:Acromion / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002102:Cadaver; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012016:Reference Values; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology*