Arthroscopic decompression not recommended in the treatment of rotator cuff tendinopathy a final review of a randomised controlled trial at a minimum follow-up of ten years

Bone and Joint Journal

Volumn 99B, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 799-805

  Ketola, S ^a   Lehtinen, J T ^b   Arnala, I ^c  

^a Coxa Hospital for Joint Replacement ^*  (Finland)

^b Hatanpää District Hospital   (Finland)

^c KANTA HÄME CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPIC ACROMIOPLASTY; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; KINESIOTHERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROTATOR CUFF INJURY; SHOULDER PAIN; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WORK CAPACITY; ACROMION; ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ARTHROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROCEDURES; RETURN TO WORK; ROTATOR CUFF; SELF REPORT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TENDINOPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ACROMION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RETURN TO WORK; ROTATOR CUFF; SELF REPORT; SHOULDER PAIN; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TENDINOPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85021278556     PISSN: 20494394     EISSN: 20494408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.99B6.BJJ-2016-0569.R1     Document Type: Article

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