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Shoulder Strength in Asymptomatic Individuals with Intact Compared with Torn Rotator Cuffs

Shoulder Strength in Asymptomatic Individuals with Intact Compared with Torn Rotator Cuffs Downloaded from http://journals.lww.com/jbjsjournal by BhDMf5ePHKbH4TTImqenVA5KvPVPZ0P5BEgU+IUTEfzO/GUWifn2IfwcEVVH9SSn on 06/10/2020 COPYRIGHT  2009 BY THE JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY,INCORPORATED Shoulder Strength in Asymptomatic Individuals with Intact Compared with Torn Rotator Cuffs By H. Mike Kim, MD, Sharlene A. Teefey, MD, Ari Zelig, BA, Leesa M. Galatz, MD, Jay D. Keener, MD, and Ken Yamaguchi, MD Investigation performed at the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri Background: Normative data are essential to the evaluation of shoulder function. The purposes of this study were to establish a normative database of isometric shoulder strength measured in asymptomatic individuals verified to have intact rotator cuffs and to determine the effect of asymptomatic rotator cuff tears on shoulder strength. Methods: Two hundred and thirty-seven volunteers with no shoulder pain or history of shoulder injury were screened with ultrasonography bilaterally for rotator cuff tears and then underwent isometric strength measurements for abduction in the scapular plane and external rotation. Statistical analysis was performed to evaluate the effect of age, body habitus, hand dominance, and the presence of a rotator cuff tear on shoulder strength. Results: Of the 237 volunteers, forty-one were found to have a torn rotator cuff http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Wolters Kluwer Health

Shoulder Strength in Asymptomatic Individuals with Intact Compared with Torn Rotator Cuffs

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Wolters Kluwer Health
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0021-9355
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10.2106/JBJS.H.00219
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Downloaded from http://journals.lww.com/jbjsjournal by BhDMf5ePHKbH4TTImqenVA5KvPVPZ0P5BEgU+IUTEfzO/GUWifn2IfwcEVVH9SSn on 06/10/2020 COPYRIGHT  2009 BY THE JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY,INCORPORATED Shoulder Strength in Asymptomatic Individuals with Intact Compared with Torn Rotator Cuffs By H. Mike Kim, MD, Sharlene A. Teefey, MD, Ari Zelig, BA, Leesa M. Galatz, MD, Jay D. Keener, MD, and Ken Yamaguchi, MD Investigation performed at the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri Background: Normative data are essential to the evaluation of shoulder function. The purposes of this study were to establish a normative database of isometric shoulder strength measured in asymptomatic individuals verified to have intact rotator cuffs and to determine the effect of asymptomatic rotator cuff tears on shoulder strength. Methods: Two hundred and thirty-seven volunteers with no shoulder pain or history of shoulder injury were screened with ultrasonography bilaterally for rotator cuff tears and then underwent isometric strength measurements for abduction in the scapular plane and external rotation. Statistical analysis was performed to evaluate the effect of age, body habitus, hand dominance, and the presence of a rotator cuff tear on shoulder strength. Results: Of the 237 volunteers, forty-one were found to have a torn rotator cuff

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The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery – Wolters Kluwer Health

Published: Feb 1, 2009

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