title: The glenoid notch and its relation to the shape of the glenoid cavity of the scapula.
abstract: The prevalence of a notch in the anterior margin of the glenoid cavity of 236 scapulae (118 female, 118 male) was investigated. The notch was found in 129 scapulae (55%) and gave rise to a pear-shaped cavity. In 107 scapulae (45%) the notch was absent, the shape of the cavity being oval. No sex difference was found in the prevalence of the notch. If a distinct notch exists, the glenoid labrum is not attached to bone at the notch and is therefore liable to be sheared off (Bankart lesion).
authors.affiliation: Institute of Anatomy, RWTH Aachen, Germany.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prescher
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Klümpen
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012540:Scapula / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D012727:Sex Characteristics