Acromioplasty
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| Acromioplasty | |
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| Specialty | Orthopaedic |
Acromioplasty is an arthroscopic surgical procedure involving the acromion, a bony process of the shoulder blade.
Generally, it implies removal of a small piece of the surface of the acromion that is in contact with a tendon of the rotator cuff causing, by friction, damage to the tendon.
The procedure has been used to treat rotator cuff tears and impingement syndrome,[1][2] although its benefits have been debated.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ Frank, Jonathan M.; Chahal, Jaskarndip; Frank, Rachel M.; Cole, Brian J.; Verma, Nikhil N.; Romeo, Anthony A. (April 2014). "The Role of Acromioplasty for Rotator Cuff Problems". Orthopedic Clinics of North America. 45 (2): 219–224. doi:10.1016/j.ocl.2013.12.003. PMID 24684915.
- ^ Barfield, L Cole; Kuhn, John E (February 2007). "Arthroscopic versus Open Acromioplasty: A Systematic Review". Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 455: 64–71. doi:10.1097/BLO.0b013e31802f5436. PMID 17159578.
- ^ Lavignac, Pierre; Lacroix, Paul-Maxime; Billaud, Anselme (June 2021). "Quantification of acromioplasty. Systematic review of the literature". Orthopaedics & Traumatology: Surgery & Research. 107 (4): 102900. doi:10.1016/j.otsr.2021.102900. PMID 33771721.
- ^ Familiari, Filippo; Gonzalez-Zapata, Alan; Iannò, Bruno; Galasso, Olimpio; Gasparini, Giorgio; McFarland, Edward G. (September 2015). "Is acromioplasty necessary in the setting of full-thickness rotator cuff tears? A systematic review". Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology. 16 (3): 167–174. doi:10.1007/s10195-015-0353-z. PMC 4559548. PMID 26003837.
Further reading
[edit]- Beard, David J; Rees, Jonathan L; Cook, Jonathan A; et al. (January 2018). "Arthroscopic subacromial decompression for subacromial shoulder pain (CSAW): a multicentre, pragmatic, parallel group, placebo-controlled, three-group, randomised surgical trial". The Lancet. 391 (10118): 329–338. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32457-1. PMC 5803129. PMID 29169668.
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