article · JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH
An anatomical study evaluated 160 scapulae of unknown age and sex to describe the morphometric patterns and variations of the acromion and glenoid cavity within an Egyptian population. Measurements included overall scapular dimensions, acromion process dimensions, acromio-coracoid and acromio-glenoid distances, and glenoid diameters, alongside shape classifications. The intermediate shape of the acromion showed the highest frequency, whereas the cobra shape was the least common on both sides. For the glenoid cavity, an oval shape was the most frequent, while an inverted comma shape appeared least often. Although the morphological shape distributions aligned with patterns recorded in other populations, the morphometric values of the scapula, acromion process, and glenoid cavity were larger than those reported for Indian and Turkish populations. These anatomical metrics establish baseline comparative data for the Egyptian population.
Understanding population-specific anatomical variations in the shoulder skeleton is important for clinical practice. Because scapular and glenoid dimensions in this Egyptian sample exceed measurements reported for other populations, these findings highlight the need for population-specific reference data when assessing shoulder disease probability and determining clinical management approaches.
This work represents early-stage baseline anatomical research that could eventually inform the design and sizing of orthopaedic implants or surgical tools tailored to Egyptian patients. Medical device manufacturers and orthopaedic surgeons are the primary potential beneficiaries. However, as purely descriptive morphometric data without device prototypes or clinical testing, the findings remain at a basic research stage and far from immediate commercial use.
AI-generated from the published abstract. Always read the original work before citing.
BACKGROUND: Owing to its many variations, scapula became one of the most interesting bones of the human skeleton. AIM: To measure acromial and glenoid morphology in to describe their anatomical patterns and variations in Egyptians to establish possible morphofunctional correlations related to race, geographic region and literature data. MATERIALS AND METHODS: One hundred and sixty scapulae of unknown age and sex were studied. Morphological shapes of the tip of the acromion; types of acromion; and morphological shapes of the glenoid were evaluated. Length and width of the scapulae, length, breadth and thickness of the acromion process and distances of the acromio-coracoid and acromio-glenoid in addition to glenoid diameters were measured. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: The morphometric values of the two sides were analysed using an unpaired t-test. Statistical significance was set p≤ 0.05. RESULTS: The intermediate shape of the acromion presented with the highest incidence, while the cobra shaped presented with the lowest distribution in both sides. The oval shaped glenoid cavity presented with the highest incidence while the inverted coma shaped showed the lowest incidence. These results are in match with other population. However, the morphometric values of the scapula, acromion process and glenoid cavity were higher than reported in Turkish and Indians. CONCLUSION: Our data are important to compare Egyptian scapulae to those from various other races that could contribute to demographic studies of shoulder disease probability and management in Egyptian population.
This page summarises published work. The authoritative version sits with the publisher.
DOI: 10.7860/jcdr/2015/14362.6386
Is something wrong with this record? Report it or request removal.
Discussion
Have you built on this work, tried to replicate it, or seen it applied in practice? Share what you know. Verified researchers and MARATTO™ domain experts can open a discussion, and any member can reply. Contributions are reviewed before they appear.
No discussion yet. Open the first thread.
New to MARATTO™? Create a free account.
