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The glenoid notch and its relation to the shape of the glenoid cavity of the scapula

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 1997

ANDREAS PRESCHER  and
THOMAS KLÜMPEN
ANDREAS PRESCHER
Affiliation:
Institute of Anatomy, RWTH Aachen, Germany
THOMAS KLÜMPEN
Affiliation:
Institute of Anatomy, RWTH Aachen, Germany
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Abstract

The prevalence of a notch in the anterior margin of the glenoid cavity of 236 scapulae (118 female, 118 male) was investigated. The notch was found in 129 scapulae (55%) and gave rise to a pear-shaped cavity. In 107 scapulae (45%) the notch was absent, the shape of the cavity being oval. No sex difference was found in the prevalence of the notch. If a distinct notch exists, the glenoid labrum is not attached to bone at the notch and is therefore liable to be sheared off (Bankart lesion).

Keywords

Skeletal anatomyBankart lesions
Type
Brief Report
Information
The Journal of Anatomy , Volume 190 , Issue 3 , April 1997 , pp. 457 - 460
Copyright
© Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1997

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