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Subacromial fat pad

Le corps adipeux sub-acromial

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The subacromial fat was studied using cadaver dissections and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). We found that the subacromial fat is not loose connective tissue, but a fat pad surrounded by a fascia. The measurements of this fat pad are presented and the clinical relevance for orthopedics and radiology particularly for the impingement syndrome of the shoulder is discussed.

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La graisse sub-acromiale a été étudiée à partir de dissections et en imagerie par résonance magnétique (IRM). Les auteurs montrent que la graisse sub-acromiale n’est pas un tissu conjonctif diffus, mais est au contraire entourée par un fascia. Les données biométriques de ce corps adipeux sont fournies, les conséquences cliniques, orthopédiques et radiologiques, notamment en ce qui concerne les conflits sous-acromiaux, sont discutées.

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  1. Department of Anatomy, University of Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, D-53123, Bonn, Germany

    E Wiggert & H M Schmidt

  2. Department of Radiology, University of Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, D-53123, Bonn, Germany

    M Vahlensieck & H Schild

  3. Department of Orthopedics, University of Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, D-53123, Bonn, Germany

    U Wagner

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Vahlensieck, M., Wiggert, E., Wagner, U. et al. Subacromial fat pad. Surg Radiol Anat 18, 33–36 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03207759

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