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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2015 May 9;24(10):1660–1668. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2015.03.025

Table II.

Mean (standard deviation) of anatomic parameters.

PCSA (cm2) Volume (cm3) Optimal fiber length (mm) Optimal muscle length (mm)
OA MA OA MA OA MA OA MA
Superior subscapularis 2.14 (0.35) * 2.66 (0.29) 4.32 (1.15) * 5.83 (0.65) 20.37 (3.29) 22.30 (1.86) 62.05 (9.19) 64.74 (11.55)
Middle subscapularisa 2.62 (0.65) 3.20 (0.33) 4.19 (1.28) * 5.87 (0.99) 16.17 (2.84) 18.44 (2.45) 67.53(15.32) 75.95 (8.06)
Inferior subscapularis 1.10 (0.32) 1.35 (0.23) 2.16 (0.65) 2.62 (0.17) 19.79 (2.07) 20.02 (2.65) 71.80 (7.78) 65.13 (3.27)
Subscapularisa 5.87 (0.60) * 7.21 (0.42) 10.67 (2.17) * 14.32 (1.59) 18.36 (2.91) 20.07 (1.67) 65.84 (9.66) 68.37 (5.71)
Superior infraspinatus 1.74 (0.27) 2.01 (0.24) 4.47 (0.82) 5.32 (0.61) 26.15 (3.66) 26.97 (2.05) 78.70 (9.65) 82.10 (7.91)
Inferior infraspinatus 1.47 (0.30) 1.81 (0.39) 3.82 (0.92) 4.91 (0.98) 26.40 (2.90) 27.49 (2.97) 81.12 (9.52) 78.07 (13.14)
Infraspinatusa 3.20 (0.41) 3.82 (0.59) 8.30 (1.44) 10.23 (1.40) 26.22 (3.28) 27.23 (2.36) 79.86 (9.63) 79.66 (9.84)
Supraspinatus 2.42 (0.47) 2.77 (0.55) 6.47 (1.65) 8.12 (1.45) 26.94 (3.36) 29.80 (3.07) 74.22 (4.98) 78.11 (9.96)
Teres minor 0.76 (0.12) * 0.98 (0.14) 1.28 (0.14) * 1.63 (0.23) 17.27 (2.11) 16.77 (1.40) 44.70 (6.15) 45.89 (3.22)
Anterior deltoid 0.85 (0.18) * 1.25 (0.28) 4.70 (0.96) * 7.31 (1.26) 56.06 (3.06) 59.86 (5.14) 67.37 (5.39) * 77.17 (4.90)
Middle deltoid 1.97 (0.63) * 2.91 (0.52) 5.08 (1.50) * 7.50 (1.50) 26.45 (2.95) 26.29 (2.09) 50.62 (3.07) 55.22 (6.82)
Posterior deltoid 0.89 (0.20) 1.12 (0.20) 3.02 (0.61) * 4.74 (1.36) 34.55 (2.25) * 42.65 (8.13) 53.91 (5.54) 62.53 (8.49)
Deltoida 3.71 (0.90) * 5.28 (0.76) 12.79 (2.89) * 19.55 (3.62) 35.13 (2.29) 37.48 (1.81) 56.36 (1.66) * 63.53 (3.97)
Teres major 1.64 (0.37) * 2.15 (0.21) 6.29 (1.11) * 8.98 (1.80) 39.10 (3.96) 42.41 (6.88) 74.50 (6.67) 79.00 (12.19)
Long triceps 5.59 (0.71) * 8.66 (0.97) 16.88 (1.99) * 24.72 (3.73) 30.68 (1.35) 29.14 (2.83) 120.85 (8.52) * 109.39 (4.48)
Lateral triceps 2.83 (0.43) * 4.63 (0.89) 11.96 (1.92) * 17.30 (2.59) 42.91 (3.47) 38.32 (4.03) 112.79 (8.10) 104.50 (7.68)
Medial triceps 2.18 (0.42) 2.71 (0.77) 7.52 (1.14) 9.05 (2.10) 35.25 (1.68) 34.41 (4.58) 108.82 (3.33) 108.55 (10.65)
Tricepsa 10.59 (1.39) * 16.00 (2.35) 36.36 (4.55) * 51.06 (8.29) 34.85 (1.66) 32.52 (2.93) 115.35 (6.01) * 107.26 (4.45)
Long biceps 1.92 (0.42) * 2.46 (0.46) 9.03 (2.01) 11.61 (2.10) 47.34 (2.41) 47.41 (4.59) 90.08 (3.73) 93.00 (11.75)
Short biceps 0.59 (0.05) * 0.88 (0.19) 3.12 (0.36) * 4.81 (1.14) 53.22 (3.91) 54.86 (6.13) 90.81 (3.01) 93.47 (12.85)
Bicepsa 2.52 (0.44) * 3.34 (0.35) 12.15 (2.27) * 16.42 (2.87) 48.68 (2.43) 49.36 (4.88) 90.25 (3.43) 93.17 (11.40)
Coracobrachialis 0.36 (0.12)    0.47 (0.14) 0.60 (0.20) 0.80 (0.23) 17.32 (2.31) 17.35 (1.14) 54.36 (10.55) 61.86 (11.15)
Brachialis 1.47 (0.25) * 1.81 (0.25) 4.82 (1.02) 5.86 (0.95) 33.17 (2.29) 32.78 (3.32) 71.74 (2.79) 69.35 (9.11)
a

: PCSA and volume were calculated from the summation of PCSA and volume from the subsections.

Optimal fiber length and optimal muscle length were calculated from equations 4 and 5.

*

: Statistically significant differences (p<0.05) between groups.

: Indicates a rotator cuff muscle.