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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-3-14
pubmed:abstractText
During the past various factors were quoted to be causative of a degeneration of the rotator cuff. In this study 122 shoulder specimen, aged 58-95 years, were dissected. A high correlation between severe degeneration of the ac-joint and rupture of the rotator cuff was found. The correlation was even higher between distally pointing osteophytes and cuff ruptures. The results demand to clearly define the degeneration of the ac-joint and the rotator cuff in patients suffering from shoulder pain. A simultaneous occurrence has to be considered. If conservative treatment fails in patients with cuff tear and ac-joint degeneration, surgical revision is recommended. This should comprise: 1. suture of the cuff-rupture 2. excision of the coraco-acromial ligament 3. anterior acromioplasty according to Neer 4. excision of the outer end of the clavicle
pubmed:language
ger
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0044-3220
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
128
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
642-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
[Correlation of the degeneration of the AC joint (acromioclavicular) and rupture of the rotator cuff].
pubmed:affiliation
Medizinische Einrichtungen, Universität Düsseldorf.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract