Is acromioplasty necessary in the setting of full-thickness rotator cuff tears? A systematic review

Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 167-174

  Familiari, Filippo ^a,b   Gonzalez Zapata, Alan ^a   Iannò, Bruno ^b   Galasso, Olimpio ^b   Gasparini, Giorgio ^b   McFarland, Edward G ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acromioplasty; Coracoacromial ligament; Rotator cuff tear; Subacromial decompression; Surgery; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ACROMION; ACROMIOPLASTY; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; CORACOACROMIAL LIGAMENT; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SUBACROMIAL DECOMPRESSION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ARTHROPLASTY; LIGAMENT; ROTATOR CUFF INJURY; TENDON INJURIES;

ACROMION; ARTHROPLASTY; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; ROTATOR CUFF INJURIES; TENDON INJURIES;

EID: 84940964147     PISSN: 15909921     EISSN: 15909999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10195-015-0353-z     Document Type: Review

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