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Acromioplasty is an arthroscopic surgical procedure involving the acromion, a bony process of the shoulder blade.

Generally, it implies removal of a small piece of the surface of the acromion that is in contact with a tendon of the rotator cuff causing, by friction, damage to the tendon.

The procedure has been used to treat rotator cuff tears and impingement syndrome, although its benefits have been debated.

References

1. Frank, Jonathan M.; Chahal, Jaskarndip; Frank, Rachel M.; Cole, Brian J.; Verma, Nikhil N.; Romeo, Anthony A. (April 2014). "The Role of Acromioplasty for Rotator Cuff Problems". Orthopedic Clinics of North America. 45 (2): 219–224. doi:10.1016/j.ocl.2013.12.003. PMID 24684915.
2. Barfield, L Cole; Kuhn, John E (February 2007). "Arthroscopic versus Open Acromioplasty: A Systematic Review". Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 455: 64–71. doi:10.1097/BLO.0b013e31802f5436. PMID 17159578.
3. Lavignac, Pierre; Lacroix, Paul-Maxime; Billaud, Anselme (June 2021). "Quantification of acromioplasty. Systematic review of the literature". Orthopaedics & Traumatology: Surgery & Research. 107 (4): 102900. doi:10.1016/j.otsr.2021.102900. PMID 33771721.
4. Familiari, Filippo; Gonzalez-Zapata, Alan; Iannò, Bruno; Galasso, Olimpio; Gasparini, Giorgio; McFarland, Edward G. (September 2015). "Is acromioplasty necessary in the setting of full-thickness rotator cuff tears? A systematic review". Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology. 16 (3): 167–174. doi:10.1007/s10195-015-0353-z. PMC 4559548. PMID 26003837.

Further reading

• Beard, David J; Rees, Jonathan L; Cook, Jonathan A; et al. (January 2018). "Arthroscopic subacromial decompression for subacromial shoulder pain (CSAW): a multicentre, pragmatic, parallel group, placebo-controlled, three-group, randomised surgical trial". The Lancet. 391 (10118): 329–338. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32457-1. PMC 5803129. PMID 29169668.

External links

• Video of an arthroscopic acromioplasty

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