The influence of scapular retraction and protraction on the width of the subacromial space. An MRI study

Solem-Bertoft, E.; Thuomas, K.A.; Westerberg, C.E.

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 1993(296): 99-103

1993


ISSN/ISBN: 0009-921X
PMID: 8222458
Document Number: 412176
The width and configuration of the subacromial space was studied in retraction and protraction of the shoulder girdle in four healthy subjects by magnetic resonance imaging. The anterior opening of the subacromial space narrowed as the shoulder moved from a retracted to a protracted position.

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