Full-thickness cuff tears were associated with the presence of an acromion spur, and a higher acromial index and critical shoulder angle. However, a higher acromial index and critical shoulder ...

Subacromial impingement remains one of the most common diagnoses given to patients with a painful shoulder. Subacromial decompression is an attempt to remove the anterior acromial “spur” (an ...

Acromial spur : Present: 8: Absent: 81: Initial constant score : Mean: 66.7: SD: 11.1: Range: 40-90 *Range of motion was measured in active abduction and forward flexion and categorized as normal ...

These spurs are thought to narrow the subacromial space, thereby making physical contact between the rotator cuff tendons and bone more likely, particularly in certain positions of the arm (for ...

Consultant surgeon Mr Brian Cohen continues our series on therapeutic exercises with a guide to subacromial impingement. A patient information leaflet and full video are available online. Subacromial ...

MRI showed acromioclavicular hypertrophy, acromial or clavicular spur, supraspinatus tendinitis, and partial tear of the supraspinatus as the most common abnormalities. Kayaker’s age, number of years ...

We found that the predictive value of the pretreatment Constant score could be empowered by taking into account the effects of acromion morphology and pretreatment symptom duration. This is ...