The acromion-greater tuberosity impingement index: A new radiographic measurement and its association with rotator cuff pathology.

CONCLUSION: The ATI is a good predictor of degenerative supraspinatus tendon tears or subacromial impingement syndrome. The ATI on MRI is more accurate and can precisely guide acromion surgery.
PMID: 32212965 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery - December 31, 2019 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Liu HX, Xu XX, Xu DL, Hu YZ, Pan XY, Yu Z, Xu YJ Tags: J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong) Source Type: research