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Sports Related Musculoskeletal Disorders: Diagnosis, Treatment and Management
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Sports Related Musculoskeletal Disorders: Diagnosis, Treatment and Management

A special issue of Diagnostics (ISSN 2075-4418). This special issue belongs to the section "Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 646

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Jin Hyuck Lee

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Department of Sports Medical Center, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
Interests: sports injury; rotator cuff injury; shoulder instability; scapular dyskinesis; ACL injury; meniscus tear; patellofemoral pain; ankle instability; foot pain; low back pain
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Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue addresses the topic of “Sports Related Musculoskeletal Disorders: Diagnosis, Treatment and Management”. Diagnosis, treatment, and management in sports related musculoskeletal disorders are critical, and clinicians and physicians must understand and utilize all of these modalities to provide high-quality medical services. In this Special Issue of Diagnostics, we invite research reports on the diagnosis, treatment, and management of sports related musculoskeletal disorders in various fields such as orthopedics, rehabilitation medicine, physical therapy, and sports medicine.

Dr. Jin Hyuck Lee
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • orthopedics
  • rehabilitation medicine
  • musculoskeletal disorders

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The Acromial Index, but Not the Critical Shoulder Angle, Affects Functional and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Rotator Cuff Tears
by Jin Hyuck Lee, Gyu Bin Lee, Sang Woo Pyun, Woo Yong Chung, Ji Won Wang, Dongik Song and Woong Kyo Jeong
Diagnostics 2026, 16(1), 142; https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics16010142 - 1 Jan 2026
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Background/Objective: This study aimed to compare functional and clinical outcomes in terms of shoulder muscle performance and patient-reported outcomes (PROs) between patients with rotator cuff muscle tears (RCTs) with high preoperative critical shoulder angle (CSA) or acromial index (AI) and those with low [...] Read more.
Background/Objective: This study aimed to compare functional and clinical outcomes in terms of shoulder muscle performance and patient-reported outcomes (PROs) between patients with rotator cuff muscle tears (RCTs) with high preoperative critical shoulder angle (CSA) or acromial index (AI) and those with low preoperative CSA or AI and to determine the outcomes associated with CSA and AI. Methods: Ninety patients with RCTs were recruited [45 with high preoperative CSA (>35°) vs. 45 with low preoperative CSA (<35°), and 42 with high preoperative AI (>0.75) vs. 48 with low preoperative AI (<0.75)]. Functional outcomes, such as muscle strength and endurance of the internal rotators, external rotators, and forward flexors, were measured for shoulder muscle performance using an isokinetic device. Clinical outcomes were evaluated using PROs, such as the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and Constant scores. Results: Patients with RCTs with high preoperative CSA had decreased muscle endurance of the external rotators (p = 0.030) in the involved shoulders compared to patients with RCTs with low preoperative CSA. Patients with RCTs with high preoperative AI had decreased muscle endurance of the external rotators (p = 0.010) and UCLA scores (p = 0.010) in the involved shoulders compared with patients with RCTs with low preoperative AI. Preoperative AI was closely associated with muscle endurance for external rotators (β = −17.204) and the UCLA score (β = −3.269). Conclusions: Patients with RCTs with high preoperative CSA or AI may have lower shoulder muscle endurance than those with low preoperative CSA or AI, especially for external rotators. Furthermore, preoperative AI was independently associated with external rotator muscle endurance and the UCLA score. Therefore, assessment of preoperative CSA or AI may be important for pre- or postoperative management in patients with RCTs, as AI is associated with functional and clinical outcomes. Full article
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