Glenoid retroversion associates with deltoid muscle asymmetry in Walch B-type glenohumeral osteoarthritis

摘要

The etiologies of glenohumeral osteoarthritis (GHOA) and eccentric glenoid wear within GHOA are unknown, but muscular imbalance may play a role. The purpose of the present study was to determine the relationship between deltoid muscle area, GHOA, and eccentric glenoid wear. We hypothesized that patients with GHOA would have overall deltoid atrophy as compared with controls and that increasing posterior deltoid areas would associate with glenoid retroversion in the Walch B-type (eccentric) GHOA group.