Usefulness of the acromioclavicular joint cross-sectional area as a diagnostic image parameter of acromioclavicular osteoarthritis  

作　　者：Young Joo Jee Youn Moon Jung Youn Han Yun-Sic Bang Keum Nae Kang Young Su Lim Young-SoonChoi Young-Uk Kim 

机构地区：[1]Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine,CHA Ilsan Medical Center,School of Medicine,CHA University,Ilsan,Gyeonggi-do 10414,South Korea [2]Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine,Seoul National University Hospital College of Medicine,Seoul 03080,South Korea [3]Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine,CHA Bundang Medical Center,School of Medicine,Seongnam,Gyeonggi-do 13496,South Korea [4]Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine,National Police Hospital,Seoul 05715,South Korea [5]Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine,Catholic Kwandong University,College of Medicine,International St.Mary’s Hospital,Incheon 22711,South Korea

出　　处：《World Journal of Clinical Cases》2022年第7期2087-2094,共8页世界临床病例杂志

摘　　要：BACKGROUND Acromioclavicular joint(ACJ)space narrowing has been considered to be an important diagnostic image parameter of ACJ osteoarthritis(ACJO).However,the morphology of the ACJ space is irregular because of osteophyte formation,subchondral irregularity,capsular distention,sclerosis,and erosion.Therefore,we created the ACJ cross-sectional area(ACJCSA)as a new diagnostic image parameter to assess the irregular morphologic changes of the ACJ.AIM To hypothesize that the ACJCSA is a new diagnostic image parameter for ACJO.METHODS ACJ samples were obtained from 35 patients with ACJO and 30 healthy individuals who underwent shoulder magnetic resonance(S-MR)imaging that revealed no evidence of ACJO.Oblique coronal,T2-weighted,fat-suppressed SMR images were acquired at the ACJ level from the two groups.We measured the ACJCSA and the ACJ space width(ACJSW)at the ACJ on the S-MR images using our imaging analysis program.The ACJCSA was measured as the cross-sectional area of the ACJ.The ACJSW was measured as the narrowest point between the acromion and the clavicle.RESULTS The average ACJCSA was 39.88±10.60 mm;in the normal group and 18.80±5.13 mm;in the ACJO group.The mean ACJSW was 3.51±0.58 mm in the normal group and 2.02±0.48 mm in the ACJO group.ACJO individuals had significantly lower ACJCSA and ACJSW than the healthy individuals.Receiver operating characteristic curve analyses demonstrated that the most suitable ACJCSA cutoff score was 26.14 mm^(2),with 91.4%sensitivity and 90.0%specificity.CONCLUSION The optimal ACJSW cutoff score was 2.37 mm,with 88.6%sensitivity and 96.7%specificity.Even though both the ACJCSA and ACJSW were significantly associated with ACJO,the ACJCSA was a more sensitive diagnostic image parameter.

关 键 词：Acromioclavicular joint OSTEOARTHRITIS Cross-sectional area DIAGNOSIS 

分 类 号：R684.3[医药卫生—骨科学]