title: Study of the variability of scapular inclination and the glenoid version - considerations for preoperative planning: clinical-radiological study.
abstract: Preoperative planning with the aid of imaging methods is a principal factor in successful surgery on the shoulder. This work aims to evaluate the variability of glenoid version, spiralling twist and scapular inclination in relation to the frontal axis. Studies focusing on measuring the variability of scapular inclination in the standardised rest position are lacking in the literature.
  
  
  
  We evaluated 104 CT scans of the shoulder. We measured the glenoid version with respect to the scapular axis at three levels. We measured the scapular inclination angle in relation to the sagittal plane and we determined scapular inclination in relation to the frontal axis. Statistical evaluation was performed using the marginal linear model and parameters were estimated using the generalised least squares method, which enables the dependency of measurements performed on the same subject to be taken into consideration.
  
  
  
  The highest values of retroversion are attained by the glenoid in the cranial section (average -9.96°, range -29.7 to +13.2°). Proof of the spiralling twist is the decline in retroversion at the centre of the glenoid (average -2.09°, range -16.7 to +11.6°). Retroversion decreases further in the inferior direction (average -0.5°, range -20.9 to +17.5°). The average thoracoscapular angle is 45.46°, ranging from 13.1 to 69.0°. The average scapular inclination in relation to the frontal plane is 44.54°, ranging from 21.0 to76.9°.
  
  
  
  During preoperative planning, the surgeon should take into consideration not only the glenoid version in relation to the scapular axis, but also the value of the scapular inclination so as to eliminate possible surgical errors, optimise prosthesis implantation and thus decrease the risk of functional restrictions of the joint.
  
  
  
  Ethics Committee for Multi-Centric Clinical Trials (EK-554/14,29thApril 2014).
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Clinic 1st Faculty of Medicine Charles University and Motol University Hospital, V Uvalu 84, Prague, postal code 15006, Czech Republic. petrfulin@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Petr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fulin
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Imaging Methods 2nd Faculty of Medicine Charles University and Motol University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kysilko
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Clinic 1st Faculty of Medicine Charles University and Motol University Hospital, V Uvalu 84, Prague, postal code 15006, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pokorny
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Imaging Methods 2nd Faculty of Medicine Charles University and Motol University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Radek
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Padr
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biophysics and Informatics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Nikola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kasprikova
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Clinic 1st Faculty of Medicine Charles University and Motol University Hospital, V Uvalu 84, Prague, postal code 15006, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Landor
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Clinic 1st Faculty of Medicine Charles University and Motol University Hospital, V Uvalu 84, Prague, postal code 15006, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Antonin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sosna
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D063405:Anatomic Variation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012540:Scapula / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Angle; Arthroplasty; Glenoid; Inclination; Preoperative planning; Scapula; Version