TY - JOUR
T1 - High patient satisfaction after arthroscopic subacromial decompression for shoulder impingement
T2 - A prospective study of 50 patients
AU - Bengtsson, Marie
AU - Lunsjö, Karl
AU - Hermodsson, Ylva
AU - Nordqvist, Anders
AU - Abu-Zidan, Fikri M.
PY - 2006/2
Y1 - 2006/2
N2 - Background: Arthroscopic subacromial decompression (ASD) for shoulder impingement has gained popularity. We evaluated the result of this common procedure prospectively, from a patient perspective. Method: We used the Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand questionnaire (DASH) and the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) to evaluate 50 patients with a mean age of 49 (27-72) years. All patients had undergone 6 months of failed nonoperative treatment prior to surgery. Exclusion criteria were total rotator cuff rupture, shoulder instability, clinically verified acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis, calcifying tendonitis or neurological symptoms. All the decompressions were done by experienced shoulder arthroscopists. Results: A significant improvement in both the median DASH score and the VAS had occurred 6 months after surgery. Interpretation: ASD for impingement in properly selected patients performed by experienced surgeons gives a high degree of patient satisfaction 6 months after surgery. Copyright
AB - Background: Arthroscopic subacromial decompression (ASD) for shoulder impingement has gained popularity. We evaluated the result of this common procedure prospectively, from a patient perspective. Method: We used the Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand questionnaire (DASH) and the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) to evaluate 50 patients with a mean age of 49 (27-72) years. All patients had undergone 6 months of failed nonoperative treatment prior to surgery. Exclusion criteria were total rotator cuff rupture, shoulder instability, clinically verified acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis, calcifying tendonitis or neurological symptoms. All the decompressions were done by experienced shoulder arthroscopists. Results: A significant improvement in both the median DASH score and the VAS had occurred 6 months after surgery. Interpretation: ASD for impingement in properly selected patients performed by experienced surgeons gives a high degree of patient satisfaction 6 months after surgery. Copyright
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33645054835&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=33645054835&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/17453670610045821
DO - 10.1080/17453670610045821
M3 - Article
C2 - 16534714
AN - SCOPUS:33645054835
SN - 1745-3674
VL - 77
SP - 138
EP - 142
JO - Acta Orthopaedica
JF - Acta Orthopaedica
IS - 1
ER -