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Decompression surgery for Rotator Cuff Impingement not helpful

February 6, 2019

Filed under: Uncategorized — valleysports @ 4:09 pm

Are you considering “decompression shoulder surgery” (also known as subacromial decompression) for rotator cuff impingement?

A new study published in the Jan. 15, 2019 issue of the British Journal of Sports Medicine showed that “subacromial decompression surgery provided no important benefit compared with placebo surgery or exercise therapy, and probably carries a small risk of serious harms.”

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