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Shoulder Impingement Syndrome: Outcome Of Arthroscopic Subacromial Decompression, Attiq Ur Rehman, Muhammad Abdul Wajid, Tashfeen Ahmad
Shoulder Impingement Syndrome: Outcome Of Arthroscopic Subacromial Decompression, Attiq Ur Rehman, Muhammad Abdul Wajid, Tashfeen Ahmad
Section of Orthopaedic Surgery
Objective: To describe the outcome of cases with subacromial impingement syndrome managed with arthroscopic subacromial decompression.
Study Design: Quasi-experimental study.
Place and Duration of Study: Section of Orthopaedics, Department of Surgery, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi from April 2005 to March 2006.
Methodology: Thirty patients with impingement syndrome who underwent arthroscopic subacromial decompression after failed conservative treatment were included. The Constant and Murley shoulder scoring system was used for the clinical assessment of pain and function pre-operatively and 1, 6 and 24 weeks postoperatively.
Results: The postoperatively significant improvement was observed in the Constant and Murley scores in all …