In all cases, a diagnostic arthroscopy was done, followed by a bursoscopy with acromioplasty and distal clavicle resection. In many patients, mini open procedures for rotator cuff repairs were ...

13 The lack of enhanced effectiveness of acromioplasty suggests that the surgery may be targeting the incorrect mechanism of injury to the tendon. Restoring homeostasis to the RC tendons may be a more ...

Lesions were repaired using 1 to 4 absorbable suture anchors until proper closure was achieved. The surgical technique included acromioplasty and, if necessary, biceps tenotomy or tenodesis. Specific ...

1 Orthopaedic Research Institute, University of New South Wales, St George Hospital, Australia 2 The New South Wales Institute of Sport, Sydney, Australia Professor George A C Murrell, Department of ...

HSS is the #1 orthopedic hospital in the world and a national leader in rheumatology. This content was created by our physicians and experts. The shoulder is composed of three bones that, together, ...