?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Morphometry+of+Glenoid+Cavity&rft.creator=Mamatha%2C+T&rft.creator=Pai%2C+SR&rft.creator=Murlimanju%2C+BV&rft.creator=Kalthur%2C+SG&rft.creator=Pai%2C+MM&rft.creator=Kumar%2C+B&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Objectives%3A+Knowledge+of+the+shape+and+dimensions+of+the+glenoid+are+important+in+the+design+and+fitting+of+glenoid+components+for+total+shoulder+arthroplasty.+An+understanding+of+variations+in+normal+anatomy+of+the+glenoid+is+essential+while+evaluating+pathological+conditions+like+osseous+Bankart+lesions+and+osteochondral+defects.+Methods%3A+This+study+was+done+on+202+dry%2C+unpaired+adult+human+scapulae+of+unknown+sex+belonging+to+the+south+Indian+population.+Three+glenoid+diameters+were+measured%2C+the+superior-inferior+diameter%2C+anterior-posterior+diameter+of+the+lower+half+and+the+anterior-posterior+diameter+of+the+upper+half+of+the+glenoid.+Based+on+a+notch+present+on+the+anterior+glenoid+rim%2C+variations+in+the+shape+of+the+glenoid+cavity+were+classified+as+inverted+comma+shaped%2C+pear+shaped+and+oval.+Results%3A+The+average+superior-inferior+diameter+on+right+and+the+left+sides+were+33.67%C2%B12.82mm+and+33.92%C2%B12.87mm+respectively.+The+average+anterior-posterior+diameter+of+the+lower+half+of+the+right+glenoid+was+23.35%C2%B12.04mm+and+that+of+the+left+was+23.02%C2%B12.30mm.+The+mean+diameter+of+the+upper+half+of+the+right+glenoid+was+16.27%C2%B12.01mm+and+that+of+the+left+was+15.77%C2%B11.96mm.+Conclusion%3A+The+dimensions+of+the+glenoid+observed+in+the+present+study+were+lesser+than+those+recorded+in+the+studies+done+on+other+populations.+This+fact+may+be+taken+into+consideration+while+designing+glenoid+prostheses+for+the+south+Indian+population.+The+current+study+recorded+a+higher+percentage+of+glenoid+cavities+having+the+glenoid+notch+as+compared+to+earlier+studies.+While+evaluating+defects%2Flesions+of+the+glenoid%2C+this+fact+could+be+useful.&rft.publisher=BS+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2011-11-15&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8004%2F1%2F2011-3-7.pdf&rft.identifier=++Mamatha%2C+T+and+Pai%2C+SR+and+Murlimanju%2C+BV+and+Kalthur%2C+SG+and+Pai%2C+MM+and+Kumar%2C+B++(2011)+Morphometry+of+Glenoid+Cavity.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8004%2F