Subacromial Decompression Yields a Better Clinical Outcome Than Therapy Alone: A Prospective Randomized Study of Patients With a Minimum 10-Year Follow-up

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2018, Pages 1397-1407

  Farfaras, Stefanos ^a,b   Sernert, Ninni ^b,c   Rostgard Christensen, Lars ^d   Hallström, Erling K ^a,b   Kartus, Jüri Toomas ^a,b,c  

^a NU Hospital Group   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c NU Hospital Group   (Sweden)

^d Lidkoping Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

long term; osteoarthritis; physical therapy; rotator cuff rupture; subacromial decompression; subacromial impingement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTHROSCOPY; COMPLICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; ROTATOR CUFF INJURY; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTHROSCOPY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; ROTATOR CUFF INJURIES; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 85046798049     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546518755759     Document Type: Article

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