The role of acromioplasty for rotator cuff problems

Orthopedic Clinics of North America

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 219-224

  Frank, Jonathan M ^a   Chahal, Jaskarndip ^b   Frank, Rachel M ^a   Cole, Brian J ^c   Verma, Nikhil N ^c   Romeo, Anthony A ^c  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WOMEN S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c Division of Sports Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Acromioplasty; Impingement syndrome; Rotator cuff repair; Subacromial decompression

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ACROMION; ACROMIOPLASTY; ANALGESIA; ARTHROSCOPIC SUBACROMIAL DECOMPRESSION; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; BONE REMODELING; BURSITIS; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; ECHOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REOPERATION; REVIEW; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SHOULDER PAIN; STEROID THERAPY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TENDINITIS; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ACROMIOPLASTY; IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; ROTATOR CUFF REPAIR; SUBACROMIAL DECOMPRESSION;

ACROMION; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTHROSCOPY; HUMANS; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME;

EID: 84897110747     PISSN: 00305898     EISSN: 15581373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocl.2013.12.003     Document Type: Review

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