title: [Relationship between glenoid inclination or version and supraspinatus tendon full-thickness tears].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the relationship between glenoid inclination or version and supraspinatus tendon full-thickness tears.
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty-two cases of unilateral supraspinatus tendon full-thickness tears were confirmed by clinical examinations and MRI scans. The bilateral glenoid inclination and version angles, measured by the volume rendering technique (VRT) and multi-planar reformation (MPR) of multi-slice computed tomography (MSCT) under 16-slice spiral CT scans, were compared by paired t test in all cases.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The average inclination angle was (97.6 ± 4.0)° and (96.1 ± 2.9) at affected and healthy sides respectively. And the difference had statistical significance (P = 0.001); the average version angle was (-3.2 ± 5.0)° and (-3.1 ± 4.7)° at affected and healthy sides respectively. And the difference had no statistical significance (P = 0.79).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The glenoid inclination angles are correlated with supraspinatus tendon full thickness tears while but the glenoid version angles are not. A larger glenoid inclination angle may be a positive predictive factor of supraspinatus tendon full-thickness tears.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China.
authors.forename: Jian-Bo
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Kang-Lai
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Mei-Ming
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Xu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Tao
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jian-Zhong
authors.initials: JZ
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D022125:Lacerations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012540:Scapula / Q000293:injuries*; D013708:Tendon Injuries