Subacromial decompression surgery for adults with shoulder pain: A systematic review with meta-analysis

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2020, Pages

  Lähdeoja, Tuomas ^a,b   Karjalainen, Teemu ^a,c   Jokihaara, Jarkko ^a,d   Salamh, Paul ^e   Kavaja, Lauri ^a,f   Agarwal, Arnav ^g   Winters, Marinus ^h   Buchbinder, Rachelle ^c   Guyatt, Gordon ⁱ   Vandvik, Per Olav ^j,k   Ardern, Clare L ^l,m  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS   (United States)

^f SOUTH KARELIA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^h AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

ⁱ MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^j LOVISENBERG DIAKONALE HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^k UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^l LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^m LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE EVENT; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; META ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROCEDURES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHOULDER PAIN;

ADULT; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHOULDER PAIN;

EID: 85060028336     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2018-100486     Document Type: Article

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