The effect of arthroscopic coracoplasty on subscapularis strength in cases of subcoracoid impingement in the absence of subscapularis tear
Ahmet Emrah Açan,
Onur Hapa,
Onur Gursan
et al.
Abstract:Subcoracoid impingement leads to anterior shoulder pain, and arthroscopic subcoracoid decompression (coracoplasty) is the preferred treatment in recalcitrant cases. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effect of coracoplasty on the severity of anterior shoulder pain and the strength of the subscapularis muscle and to correlate it with the preoperative and postoperative coracohumeral distance (CHD) (t:transverse, s:sagittal). Sixteen patients without any subscapularis tendon tears who underwent … Show more
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