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No clinically relevant benefit of subacromial decompression for subacromial shoulder pain
February 2019
No clinically relevant benefit of subacromial decompression for subacromial shoulder pain
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
Arthroscopic subacromial decompression for subacromial shoulder pain (CSAW): a multicentre, pragmatic, parallel group, placebo-controlled, three-group, randomised surgical trial
Lancet. 2018 Jan 27;391(10118):329-338. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32457-1Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
313 patients with subacromial impingement were randomized to either arthroscopic subacromial decompression, arthroscopic irrigation alone, or no treatment. Patients were primarily assessed for function, on the Oxford Shoulder Score, after 6 and 12 months. Comparing the two arthroscopic interventions to each other, no significant difference in functional scores were observed between the arthroscopi...
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