Does acromioplasty result in favorable clinical and radiologic outcomes in the management of chronic subacromial pain syndrome? A double-blinded randomized clinical trial with 9 to 14 years' follow-up

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 1407-1415

  Kolk, Arjen ^a   Thomassen, Bregje J W ^b   Hund, Hajo ^b   de Witte, Pieter Bas ^c   Henkus, Hans Erik ^c   Wassenaar, Willem G ^b   van Arkel, Ewoud R A ^b   Nelissen, Rob G H H ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

^c HAGA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

arthroscopy; bursitis; pain; Rotator cuff; shoulder; shoulder impingement syndrome; surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPIC ACROMIOPLASTY; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BURSECTOMY; CHRONIC PAIN; CHRONIC SUBACROMIAL PAIN SYNDROME; CLINICAL OUTCOME; CONSTANT SCORE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE ASSESSMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY; SHOULDER PAIN; SHOULDER RADIOGRAPHY; SIMPLE SHOULDER TEST; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ACROMION; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTHROSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTATOR CUFF; ROTATOR CUFF INJURY; SHOULDER; SYNOVIAL BURSA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACROMION; ADULT; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTHROSCOPY; BURSA, SYNOVIAL; CHRONIC PAIN; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROTATOR CUFF; ROTATOR CUFF INJURIES; SHOULDER JOINT; SHOULDER PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 85019033509     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: 15326500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2017.03.021     Document Type: Article

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