Acromioplasty

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Acromioplasty
SpecialtyOrthopaedic

Acromioplasty is an

arthroscopic surgical procedure of the acromion
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Generally, it implies removal of a small piece of the surface of the bone (acromion) that is in contact with a tendon causing, by friction, damage to the tendon.

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Further reading

  • 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.
    PMID 29169668
    .

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