title: [Shoulder pain in ambulatory practice].
abstract: Scapulalgias or omalgias are a frequent complaint, with more than half of them being linked to an injury of the rotators cuff. As they often become chronic, omalgias result in higher rates of absenteeism and significant health care costs. Scapulalgias have three main causes: posttraumatic, intrinsic of the joint, or extrinsic. The extrinsic omalgias, either of neurologic, cardiovascular, pulmonary, or abdominal etiology, require swift identification, as their treatment is often an emergency. Most of the scapulalgias can be treated conservatively. Main factors of poor prognosis are old age, women gender and associated cervicalgias.
authors.forename: Tessa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kermode
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Pasche
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cornuz
authors.affiliation: RHU/DAL CHUV, Lausanne. tessa.kermode@hospvd.ch
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zufferey
mesh_terms: D000041:Absenteeism; D000367:Age Factors; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012737:Sex Factors; D020069:Shoulder Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*