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Surgery for shoulder impingement: a systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled clinical trials

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Shoulder impingement is one of the most common nontraumatic upper limb causes of disability in adults. Our aim was to evaluate the efficacy of surgical intervention in comparison with nonoperative or sham treatments in patients with shoulder impingement in terms of both pain and functional outcomes. METHODS: We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Two reviewers independently screened …

Authors

Khan M; Alolabi B; Horner N; Bedi A; Ayeni OR; Bhandari M

Journal

CMAJ Open, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. e149–e158

Publisher

Joule

Publication Date

1 2019

DOI

10.9778/cmajo.20180179

ISSN

2291-0026