ArticleJSES international2020
Acromioplasty during repair of rotator cuff tears removes only half of the impinging acromial bone.
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- Comprehensive arthroscopic management versus total shoulder arthroplasty and hemiarthroplasty in patients with primary glenohumeral arthritis younger than 50 years old.EFORT open reviews · 2026Review
- Does acromioplasty enhance arthroscopic rotator cuff repair? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials.Clinics in shoulder and elbow · 2025Article
- Comprehensive analysis of bony scapula morphology and anthropometry in a homogeneous population.BMC medical imaging · 2025Article
- Clinical and Radiologic Outcomes of Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair in Medial Bursal-Side Fosbury Flop Tears Compared With Tendinous Avulsion Lesions.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Traumatic and Atraumatic Rotator Cuff Tears Have the Same Rates of Healing.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Hydrotherapy after Rotator Cuff Repair Improves Short-Term Functional Results Compared with Land-Based Rehabilitation When the Immobilization Period Is Longer.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Anterolateral Acromioplasty Reduces Gliding Resistance Between the Supraspinatus Tendon and the Coracoacromial Arch in a Cadaveric Model.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- The role of bone morphology of the greater tuberosity and lateral acromion on subacromial space during scaption: a three-dimensional dynamic simulation analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
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- Aquatic therapy following arthroscopic rotator cuff repair enables faster improvement of Constant score than land-based therapy or self-rehabilitation therapy.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2023Article
- Aquatic Therapy versus Standard Rehabilitation after Surgical Rotator Cuff Repair: A Randomized Prospective Study.Biology · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundTo date, there is no consensus on when and how to perform acromioplasty during rotator cuff repair (RCR). We aimed to determine the volume of impinging bone removed during acromioplasty and whether it influences postoperative range of motion (ROM) and clinical scores after RCR.
methodsPreoperative and postoperative computed tomography scans of 57 shoulders that underwent RCR were used to reconstruct scapula models to simulate volumes of impinging acromial bone preoperatively and then compare them to the volumes of bone resected postoperatively to calculate the proportions of desired (ideal) vs. unnecessary (excess) resections. All patients were evaluated preoperatively and at 6 months to assess ROM and functional scores.
resultsThe volume of impinging bone identified was 3.5 ± 2.3 cm
conclusionsAcromioplasty removed only 50% of the estimated volume of impinging acromial bone. More extensive removal of impinging bone significantly improved internal rotation with the arm at 90° of abduction.
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