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DOI:10.2214/AJR.07.5200.1
AJR 2007; 188:W209
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Nadja Saupe and Marco Zanetti

Orthopedic University Hospital Balgrist, Zurich, Switzerland



 
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We appreciate the interest and comments of Dr. Hall related to our recent article [1], and we would like to address the issues raised.

In our retrospective study three age- and sex-matched patient groups with 21 patients each were stratified by the acromiohumeral distance measured on conventional anteroposterior radiographs (group I, ≤ 7 mm; group II, 8-10 mm; and group III, > 10 mm). Although we have no data about weight or body mass index for our patients, we believe that there was no recall bias for body weight in our three age- and sex-matched patient groups. To the best of our knowledge, there are no data in the literature documenting that the acromiohumeral distance correlates with the body weight or body mass index.

We were also aware of the usage of different terms such as conventional radiographs or plain films. After studying the radiologic and orthopedic literature in context to the acromiohumeral distance, we decided to use the term "conventional radiographs" in our study. Moreover, the term conventional radiographs was also suggested in the opinion letter mentioned by Dr. Hall that was published in the AJR in 1998 [2].

Again, we thank Dr. Hall for his interest in our article and his opinion with regard to body weight.


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  1. Saupe N, Pfirrmann CWA, Schmid MR, Jost B, Werner CML, Zanetti M. Association between rotator cuff abnormalities and reduced acromiohumeral distance. AJR 2006;187 : 376-382[Abstract/Free Full Text]
  2. Pope TL. "Conventional radiograph," not "plain film." AJR 1998;170 : 1426[Free Full Text]

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