Mika Paavola, Antti Malmivaara, Simo Taimela, Kari Kanto, Jari Inkinen, Juha Kalske, Ilkka Sinisaari, Vesa Savolainen, Jonas Ranstam, Teppo L N Järvinen and Finnish Shoulder Impingement Arthroscopy ...

Arthroscopy is a surgical procedure where we view the shoulder joint by using a small camera. The camera gives us a clear view of the inside of your shoulder to help us diagnose injury or disease.

Aims To explore the ability of a physiotherapist, using a standardised musculoskeletal physiotherapy assessment protocol, to accurately identify the structures potentially responsible for shoulder ...

Finland: Researchers have found in a randomized controlled trial that arthroscopic subacromial decompression (ASD) does not ...

When shoulder injuries fail to improve with rest, physical therapy or medication, minimally invasive arthroscopic surgery is an option for treating many common shoulder problems. Arthroscopy often ...

The applicability of estimates of specificity and sensitivity are highly dependent on the study design. In terms of evaluating the strength of evidence offered by Phase III studies, there are four ...

This randomized controlled trial found that arthroscopic subacromial decompression does not provide meaningful long-term ...

In a landmark study published this week in the BMJ, Finnish researchers show that one of the most common surgical procedures in the Western world is probably unnecessary. Keyhole surgeries of the ...

Shoulder arthroscopy is a rapidly expanding field, and arthroscopic shoulder procedures are increasing in frequency and popularity. Complications exist but are considered by the community to be ...

Objectives To assess the rates and secular trends of different joint arthroscopies—shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee and ankle—in Finland between 1997 and 2016. Design Retrospective nationwide ...