[The fibrous frame of the rotator cuff. Contributions of an in vivo three dimensional study of the tendons of the rotator cuff].
The presence of a fibrous frame within the rotator cuff has been recently emphasized. This frame may be of interest in understanding of shoulder physiology and in attempts to improve shoulders disorders treatments. We report an original method to study the fibrous frame. MRI were done in healthy volunteers. 3D reconstruction were obtained and provided a 3D image of the fibrous frame. This technic should allow to calculate, for instance, the angles between the cuff muscles and the upper end of the humerus.
Duranthon
L D
LD
Institut d'Anatomie des Saints Pères, 45 rue des Saints Pères, 75006 Paris, France.
Gagey
O
O
Lassau
J P
JP
Cabanis
E A
EA
D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D015588:Observer Variation; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D017006:Rotator Cuff / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D013710:Tendons / Q000033:anatomy & histology