title: Anterior acromioplasty. A comparison of two techniques.
abstract: A prospective randomised study was made of 20 patients who underwent acromioplasty for the chronic impingement syndrome. Ten were operated on by Neer's technique and 10 with a modification where the deltoid origin was spared. Rehabilitation was more rapid with a better range of movement in the latter group. Acromioplasty with this modification offers benefits compared with the standard procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Lund University Hospital, Sweden.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ingvarsson
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hägglund
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Johnsson
mesh_terms: D000174:Acromion / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D019534:Shoulder Impingement Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods