title: [Clinical study to obtain true view of the glenohumeral joint on scapula-45].
abstract: Scapula-45 is an original roentogenographical technique to clarify objectively the function of the rotator cuff and scapulothoracic joint. This examination enables assessment of the function of the rotator cuff and scapulothoracic joint utilizing the radiographs of the glenohumeral joint. However, in the former technique, it was difficult for the technician to properly align the patient for the view of the true glenohumeral joint because of the individual postural difference of the patients, such as kyphosis. In the present study, we reported a new technique with the use of the acromion, coracoid process, and inferior angle of the scapula as a landmark to obtain the consistent radiographs of the glenohumeral joint.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Showa University Fujigaoka Rehabilitation Hospital.
authors.forename: Hironobu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fujisawa
authors.forename: Kyoichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: Naoya
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nishinaka
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mihara
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tsutsui
authors.forename: Yasuo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakazawa
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D017006:Rotator Cuff / Q000502:physiology*; D012540:Scapula / Q000502:physiology*; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000502:physiology*; D013679:Technology, Radiologic / Q000379:methods