title: Spur reformation after arthroscopic acromioplasty.
abstract: Rotator cuff pathology has been associated with a hooked acromial morphology. Impingement syndrome has traditionally been considered to be the result of bony encroachment into the subacromial space. This report of a spur recurrence after acromioplasty presents evidence that acromial morphology may be a reactive change attributable to primary rotator cuff insufficiency.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Bowen
mesh_terms: D000174:Acromion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012008:Recurrence; D019534:Shoulder Impingement Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome