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Purpose <p>Acromial and scapular spine fractures after reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) can impair post-operative outcomes; however, quantitative assessment of pre-fracture cortical changes remains challenging. This study evaluated longitudinal changes in inferior acromial cortical thickness after RSA using a computed tomography-based (CT-based) acromial coronal view.</p> Methods <p>This multicentre retrospective cohort study included 44 patients who underwent RSA. The acromion was divided into three zones: I (lateral acromion), II (acromial base), and III (scapular spine). Inferior cortical thickness was measured at the centre of each zone. Changes were analysed from immediately post-operatively to one&#xa0;year and from one to two&#xa0;years in shoulders with corresponding CT scans. Cortical area was assessed as a secondary outcome, and the fracture cases were described separately.</p> Results <p>From immediately post-operatively to one&#xa0;year (<i>n</i> = 41), cortical thickness was unchanged in Zone I but increased in Zone II from 2.0 ± 0.5 to 2.4 ± 0.7&#xa0;mm and in Zone III from 3.8 ± 1.0 to 4.6 ± 1.6&#xa0;mm. From one to two&#xa0;years (<i>n</i> = 28), Zones II and III showed further increases, whereas Zone I remained unchanged. Thickness changes correlated with cortical area changes (Spearman’s ρ = 0.55). Five shoulders (11.4%) developed fractures within two&#xa0;years, and delayed Zone II and III fractures showed marked preceding cortical thickening.</p> Conclusion <p>Inferior acromial cortical thickening after RSA progressed selectively in Zones II and III, suggesting region-specific post-operative acromial remodelling. These findings may help clarify the differences in fracture pathomechanisms according to the location.</p>

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Zone-specific acromial cortical thickening after reverse shoulder arthroplasty

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    2026年7月2日

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  • Kazuhiro Ikeda,
  • Shotaro Teruya,
  • Hiromitsu Tsuge,
  • Takeshi Makihara,
  • Shinzo Onishi

摘要

Purpose

Acromial and scapular spine fractures after reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) can impair post-operative outcomes; however, quantitative assessment of pre-fracture cortical changes remains challenging. This study evaluated longitudinal changes in inferior acromial cortical thickness after RSA using a computed tomography-based (CT-based) acromial coronal view.

Methods

This multicentre retrospective cohort study included 44 patients who underwent RSA. The acromion was divided into three zones: I (lateral acromion), II (acromial base), and III (scapular spine). Inferior cortical thickness was measured at the centre of each zone. Changes were analysed from immediately post-operatively to one year and from one to two years in shoulders with corresponding CT scans. Cortical area was assessed as a secondary outcome, and the fracture cases were described separately.

Results

From immediately post-operatively to one year (n = 41), cortical thickness was unchanged in Zone I but increased in Zone II from 2.0 ± 0.5 to 2.4 ± 0.7 mm and in Zone III from 3.8 ± 1.0 to 4.6 ± 1.6 mm. From one to two years (n = 28), Zones II and III showed further increases, whereas Zone I remained unchanged. Thickness changes correlated with cortical area changes (Spearman’s ρ = 0.55). Five shoulders (11.4%) developed fractures within two years, and delayed Zone II and III fractures showed marked preceding cortical thickening.

Conclusion

Inferior acromial cortical thickening after RSA progressed selectively in Zones II and III, suggesting region-specific post-operative acromial remodelling. These findings may help clarify the differences in fracture pathomechanisms according to the location.