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Open Acromioplasty Wheeless
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Description: indications:
- impingement syndrome:
- patients w/ a stable impingement syndrome w/ good shoulder function should participate in a formal rehabilitation program for 6 months;
- patients with worsening pain and function may undergo early acromioplasty if the usual non operative measures fail to relieve symptoms;
Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
Type: Reference Material
Author/Contact: C.R.Wheeless
Institution: Duke
Primary Subject/Category:
- - OCOSH Classification: Joint Diseases: Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
- - OCOSH Classification: Orthopaedic Procedures: Shoulder Surgery
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Added: Mon Feb 04 2002
Last Modified: Fri Jul 17 2009