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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.
Study
Y-shaped
Broad-banded
Quadrangular
V-shaped
Multiple-banded
N
%
%
%
%
%
Holt et al. [
10
]
48
42
8
48
-
2
Kopuz et al. [
17
]
110
44
29
27
-
-
Fagelman et al. [
15
]
7
28.5
28.5
43
-
-
Kesmezacar et al. [
12
]
80
41
23
14
11
11
Hu et al. [
18
]
9
11
44
44
-
-
Alraddadi et al. [
13
]
220
38
6
10
-
46
Current study
60
15
20
15
40
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.