Subacromial bursal tissue was studied in 12 patients operated on for painful (10 patients with constant pain and 2 patients with pain on motion) rotator cuff tendinitis/impingement syndrome. The Neer acromioplasty technique was used. Six patients had moderate inflammatory changes and one had a sligh
Ultrastructure of the subacromial bursa in painful shoulder syndromes
β Scribed by Sarkar, Kiriti ;Uhthoff, Hans K.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 904 KB
- Volume
- 400
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0174-7398
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