Rotator Cuff Lesion and Obesity: A Demographic and Metabolic Evaluation.

 To analyze the relationship between the presence and severity of rotator cuff (RC) injury with obesity and the time of exposure to obesity. Secondarily, to evaluate the relationship and prevalence of demographic and metabolic factors in obese individuals with RC injury.  This is a cross-sectional study with 235 obese patients (body mass index [BMI] ≥ 30 kg/m ).

Anatomical description of the proximal third of the medial femoral circumflex artery. A cadaveric study.

Objective: To describe, in a cadaver study, the anatomical arrangement of the proximal third medial femoral circumflex artery (MFCA).

Methods: We evaluated the anatomic arrangement of the proximal third of the MFCA through dissection in 12 cadaver hips. After measuring their height in meters (M), several parameters were determined: angle of lateralization of MFCA (Â), Depth MFCA in relation to the superomedial origin of the quadratus femoris muscle (P), and distance of MFCA from the superolateral insertion of the muscle quadratus femoris (D).