Shoulder impingement and the rotator cuff
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Ryan L Hillier-Smith
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Henry B Colaco

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mpsur.2024.11.005
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Abstract
The rotator cuff muscles include supraspinatus, infraspinatus, subscapularis and teres minor.In the cases of partial rotator cuff tears
Surgical management
Arthroscopic subacromial decompression involves excision of the inflamed subacromial bursa, release of the coracoacromial ligament from the anterior acromion and acromioplasty, which removes any inferiorly impinging bone from the anterior acromion.However, US scanning is a
Rotator cuff tear classification
A partial thickness supraspinatus tear describes a noncommunicating tear involving either the articular side, the bursal side or the internal substance of the tendon.