acromion

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the outermost point of the spine of the shoulder blade

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(b) Biacromion breadth or Shoulder breadth (a-a): The straight distance between the two acromia measured by first segment of anthropometric rod.
Determination of individual's height by post-cranial measurements in Rewa region of Madhya Pradesh
Acromial thickness showed a mean value of 6.52 mm with SD of 1.22 on the left and 7.52 mm with SD of 1.77 on the right indicating an increase on the right acromia.
MORPHOMETRIC STUDY OF DRY HUMAN SCAPULAE
Type I acromia presented with a flat inferior surface (17.2%), Type II acromia were characterized by a curved inferior surface (42.9%) and Type III acromia portrayed a hooked inferior surface (39.3%) (Bigliani et al., 1986; Rockwood et al., 2004).
(2006), individuals with Type I acromia (22%) had the lowest risk for rotator cuff impingement syndrome.
Morphology of the acromion and subacromial space: Three morphologic states of the acromia were observed, viz.
Acromial Morphology and Subacromial Architecture in a South African Population/Morfologia Acromial y Arquitectura Subacromial en una Poblacion Sudafricana
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