Surgery for painful shoulder conditions is rare ... cases resolve with conservative treatment Arthroscopic subacromial decompression is commonly performed and can be effective for calcific ...

Impingement syndrome and associated rotator cuff tears are commonly encountered shoulder problems. This condition is caused when the rotator cuff tendons rub the underside of the acromion bone.

In “Subacromial decompression versus diagnostic arthroscopy for shoulder impingement: a 5-year follow-up of a randomized placebo surgery controlled clinical trial,” published in the January 2021 issue ...

Current management of LSS includes surgery to decompress the spinal canal and alleviate symptoms. However, evidence supporting surgical decompression derives from unblinded randomised trials with high ...