Orthopedic Reviews (May 2012)

Subacromial impingement syndrome

  • Masood Umer,
  • Irfan Qadir,
  • Mohsin Azam

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4081/or.2012.e18
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 2
pp. e18 – e18

Abstract

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Subacromial impingement syndrome (SAIS) represents a spectrum of pathology ranging from subacromial bursitis to rotator cuff tendinopathy and full-thickness rotator cuff tears. The relationship between subacromial impingement and rotator cuff disease in the etiology of rotator cuff injury is a matter of debate. However the etiology is multi-factorial, and has been attributed to both extrinsic and intrinsic mechanisms. Management includes physical therapy, injections, and, for some patients, surgery. No high-quality RCTs are available so far to provide possible evidence for differences in outcome of different treatment strategies. There remains a need for high-quality clinical research on the diagnosis and treatment of SAIS.

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