To study different types of scapular glenoid fossa and their morphometric variations

Abstract

Background and Objectives

There is a shallow angle on the side of the scapula that forms the pyriform articular surface of the glenoid hollow or fossa. The goal of this study is to look at how the scapula and glenoid space are built.

Material and Methods

This research was undertaken at the Department of Human Anatomy, Government Medical College, Mahbubnagar, Telangana, India.

This study was done from September 2023 to August 2024. This study examined a total of 100 dry human scapular glenoid fossae, comprising 60 from the right side and 40 from the left side. The vertical and transverse dimensions of the glenoid were measured, and the glenoid cavity index was computed. The morphology of the glenoid fossae was examined.

Results

The average distance from the front to the back and the average distance from the top to the bottom of the 100 scapulae that were studied in this study were 24.26 mm and 38.7 mm, respectively.

It was 61.8 mm for the Glenoid Cavity Index.Based on whether they had a glenoid notch or not, the glenoid fossae were categorized as either pear-shaped, oval-shaped, or inverted comma-shaped.

In this study, pears and inverted commas were the shapes that were seen the most often.

Conclusion

The findings of this study will improve surgery orthopedics by giving us more information about the glenoid fossa's anatomy.

It is important to look at all the different ways the glenoid fossa can be shaped and measured when evaluating shoulder problems, performing shoulder surgeries, and making and fitting shoulder prostheses.