A Morphometric Study of Glenoid Cavity of Scapula in Bangladeshi Population

Mymensingh Med J. 2024 Apr;33(2):334-340.

Abstract

This cross-sectional descriptive purposive study was conducted among 150 (70 right and 80 left) fully ossified dry human scapulae of Bangladeshi people from January 2019 to December 2019 in the Department of Anatomy, Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh. Shape of the glenoid cavity was observed as pear, oval or inverted comma shape. Morphometric parameters such as length and breadth of glenoid cavity were measured by digital Vernier slide calipers. In this study, 19.13% cases were found inverted comma shaped, 35.65% cases were oval and 45.22% cases were pear shaped. The mean±SD length of glenoid cavity was 37.5±3.61 mm and 36.19±3.68 mm on right and left sided scapulae respectively and mean±SD breadth was 23.6±2.73 mm on right and 23.42±2.75 mm on left side respectively. Mean±SD glenoid cavity index was 62.89±4.39 on right and 64.61±4.74 on left sided scapulae. Morphometric analysis of glenoid fossa of scapula might help clinicians in shoulder and its associated diseases.

MeSH terms

  • Asian People
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Glenoid Cavity* / anatomy & histology
  • Glenoid Cavity* / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Scapula / anatomy & histology
  • South Asian People*

Supplementary concepts

  • Bangladeshi people