TY - JOUR
T1 - Arthroscopic acromioplasty
T2 - Current status
AU - Altchek, D. W.
AU - Carson, E. W.
PY - 1997
Y1 - 1997
N2 - Impingement is a chronic syndrome characterized by microtrauma, which causes progressive injury to the rotator cuff tendon. In recent years, arthroscopic subacromial decompression/acromioplasty has been frequently used for the treatment of impingement syndrome and is quickly becoming the preferred surgical treatment when conservative modalities fail. Arthroscopic acromioplasty offers may benefits over open acromioplasty, including better cosmesis, lessened preoperative morbidity, a more complete intraoperative examination, and a hastened, early rehabilitation program.
AB - Impingement is a chronic syndrome characterized by microtrauma, which causes progressive injury to the rotator cuff tendon. In recent years, arthroscopic subacromial decompression/acromioplasty has been frequently used for the treatment of impingement syndrome and is quickly becoming the preferred surgical treatment when conservative modalities fail. Arthroscopic acromioplasty offers may benefits over open acromioplasty, including better cosmesis, lessened preoperative morbidity, a more complete intraoperative examination, and a hastened, early rehabilitation program.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0030981024&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/S0030-5898(05)70276-5
DO - 10.1016/S0030-5898(05)70276-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 9113712
AN - SCOPUS:0030981024
SN - 0030-5898
VL - 28
SP - 157
EP - 168
JO - Orthopedic Clinics of North America
JF - Orthopedic Clinics of North America
IS - 2
ER -