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Table 2 Radiographic measurements regrouped by sex

From: The Y plane is a reliable CT-based reference for glenoid component positioning in shoulder arthroplasty

 

Men (N=50)

Women (N=36)

 

Variable

Mean ±SD

Median

(range)

(IQR)

Mean ±SD

Median

(range)

(IQR)

p value

Measurements

 Humeral head size (mm)

45.9 ± 2.9

46.3

(36 – 52)

(44 – 48)

40.0 ± 2.5

39.7

(36 – 48)

(38 – 41)

<.001

 G – Y

-20.2 ± 2.4

-20.1

(-26 – -16)

(-21 – -18)

-18.7 ± 1.9

-18.8

(-24 – -15)

(-20 – -17)

0.003

 G – BC

-1.0 ± 4.6

-0.6

(-10 – 9)

(-5 – 2)

-2.2 ± 4.5

-2.1

(-13 – 9)

(-5 – -1)

0.192

 G – CC

-38.6 ± 6.5

-38.1

(-60 – -29)

(-42 – -35)

-34.4 ± 6.0

33.6

(-58 – -23)

(-36 – -31)

<.001

Ratios (relative to humeral head size)

 G – Y

-0.44 ± 0.05

-0.45

(-0.55 – -0.35)

(-0.47 – -0.40)

-0.47 ± 0.04

-0.47

(-0.58 – -0.37)

(-0.49 – -0.45)

0.006

 G – BC

-0.02 ± 0.10

-0.01

(-0.24 – 0.18)

(-0.09 – 0.05)

-0.05 ± 0.11

-0.06

(-0.34 – 0.19)

(-0.12 – -0.01)

0.105

 G – CC

-0.84 ± 0.13

-0.85

(-1.25 – -0.62)

(-0.93 – -0.74)

-0.86 ± 0.13

-0.84

(-1.35 – -0.62)

(-0.92 – -0.81)

0.500

  1. Positive values indicated that points were lateral to the glenoid, whereas negative values indicated that points were medial to the glenoid