title: [Minimally invasive arthroscopic treatment of shoulder impingement].
abstract: Between 2000 and 2002 thirty four patients were evaluated after arthroscopic acromionplasty procedures. Patients had different shoulder pathology and were evaluated 15+/-1.2 months post operations through Constant scale and with x-rays. The mean age of patients was 42+/-6.5 years during operations. Twenty eight (82.3%) arthroscopic assisted acromionplasties results were good at the time of last follow-up. Final evaluation showed statistically significantly improvement of the Constant results from 26+/-6.24 preoperatively to 60+/-7.56 postoperatively (p<0.05).
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Orthopedics and Traumathology, Kaunas University of Medicine, Eiveniu 2, 3007 Kaunas, Lithuania. rimtautas@kmu.lt
authors.forename: Rimtautas
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gudas
authors.forename: Romas Jonas
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Kalesinskas
authors.forename: Ramūnas
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tamosiūnas
authors.forename: Giedrius
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bernotavicius
mesh_terms: D000174:Acromion / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D019534:Shoulder Impingement Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors