title: Arthroscopic subacromial decompression for advanced (stage II) impingement syndrome: a study of 52 patients with five years follow-up.
abstract: The authors report a prospective five-year follow-up study of 52 patients who had arthroscopic subacromial decompression for advanced (stage II: type 1 and 2) rotator cuff disease. All patients were assessed preoperatively, at six months and at five years postoperatively using the Constant-Murley score and the revised American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) score. From six months until five years postoperatively, 45 (out of 52) patients showed a further progressing improvement and relief of symptoms. This is established by a significant (p < 0.001) increase of the mean Constant-Murley score from 76.4 at six months postoperatively to 84.9 at five years postoperatively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Hospital, Antwerp.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dom
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Van Glabbeek
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Van Riet
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Verborgt
authors.forename: F L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Wuyts
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; 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 / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome