Research Article

Geometric Morphology of the Coracoacromial Ligament: A Cadaveric Study

Table 4

The comparison of CAL types in the current study with the types reported in the literature.

StudyY-shapedBroad-bandedQuadrangularV-shapedMultiple-banded
N%%%%%

Holt et al. [10]4842848- 2
Kopuz et al. [17]110 442927- -
Fagelman et al. [15]728.528.543- -
Kesmezacar et al. [12]8041231411 11
Hu et al. [18]9114444- -
Alraddadi et al. [13]22038610- 46
Current study6015201540 10

Kopuz et al. [17] studied CAL morphology in shoulders of neonatal cadavers whereas the other studies mentioned were executed in adult shoulders.
Kopuz et al. [17] designated two-banded CAL as “U-shaped ligament” in the relevant study.