Is There A Relationship Between Critical Shoulder Angle and Fatty Degeneration and Number of Damaged Tendons in Rotator Cuff Arthropathy Patients?

The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation critical shoulder angle (CSA) in rotator cuff arthropathy patients with number damaged tendons and muscle fatty degeneration. Rotator were included study. True antero-posterior radiographs (Grashey view) used measure by first author. angles measured on radiographs. Magnetic resonance images (MRI) same assessed terms tendon involvements degeneration muscles. There 28 comprising 16 females 12 males. mean age 69.928.84 years. right affected 20 patients. left side 8 as follows; supraspinatus all patients, infraspinatus 25 teres minor 14 subscapularis 24 found 37.601.66 CSA values be higher having than others no degeneration, it statistically significant (p<0.001). increased means worse therefore care should taken for planning surgical treatment options.