Over 500,000 surgeries are performed every year in the US to repair rotator cuff injuries, but a significant number of these ...

"Surgical repair or reconstruction of the damaged rotator cuff tendon is typically accompanied by decompression of the subacromial space by debriding the overlying bone (acromion) and removing the ...

This is the joint between the clavicle, or shoulder bone, and part of the shoulder blade known as the acromion. AC joint pain mainly affects the top of the shoulder but may radiate to the side of ...

"Surgical repair or reconstruction of the damaged rotator cuff tendon is typically accompanied by decompression of the subacromial space by debriding the overlying bone (acromion) and removing the ...

A subsequent X-ray revealed he had, in fact, broken his acromion, a small bone on the edge of the shoulder blade. Charles had yet another fall from his horse in August 2001 following a goalmouth ...

Background Pathology of the soft tissues of the shoulder including the musculotendinous rotator cuff and subacromial bursa are extremely common and are a principal cause of pain and suffering.

In this series, 57 patients had arthroscopic resection of the distal clavicle. The average amount of clavicle resected was 1.7 cm (1.4 to 2.0 cm). All 57 patients had acromioplasty as well, and 39 ...

Patients' and clinicians' perspectives towards primary care consultations for shoulder pain: qualitative findings from the Prognostic and Diagnostic Assessment of the Shoulder (PANDA-S) programme.