Healio

Arthroscopic subacromial decompression may not improve shoulder impingement at 5 years

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Published results showed patients with shoulder ...
Medscape

Shoulder Decompression No Better Than Placebo Surgery

Arthroscopic subacromial decompression surgery does not reduce pain any more than arthroscopy alone in people with shoulder impingement, researchers say. "[T]he findings from our study suggest that ...
Science Daily

Most common shoulder operation is no more beneficial than placebo surgery

Researchers show that one of the most common surgical procedures in the Western world is probably unnecessary. Keyhole surgeries of the shoulder are useless for patients with 'shoulder impingement', ...
BMJ

Subacromial decompression versus diagnostic arthroscopy for shoulder impingement: a 5-year follow-up of a randomised, placebo surgery controlled clinical trial

Objectives To assess the long-term efficacy of arthroscopic subacromial decompression (ASD) by comparing it with diagnostic arthroscopy (primary comparison), a placebo surgical intervention, and with ...