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. 1996;18(1):33-6.
doi: 10.1007/BF03207759.

Subacromial fat pad

M Vahlensieck  1 , E Wiggert, U Wagner, H M Schmidt, H Schild
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Subacromial fat pad

M Vahlensieck et al. Surg Radiol Anat. 1996.

Abstract

The subacromial fat was studied using cadaver dissections and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). We found that the subacromial fat is not loose connective tissue, but a fat pad surrounded by a fascia. The measurements of this fat pad are presented and the clinical relevance for orthopedics and radiology particularly for the impingement syndrome of the shoulder is discussed.

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