Acromioplasty Explained

Acromioplasty
Specialty:	Orthopaedic

Acromioplasty is an arthroscopic surgical procedure involving the acromion, a bony process of the shoulder blade.

Generally, it implies removal of a small piece of the surface of the acromion that is in contact with a tendon of the rotator cuff causing, by friction, damage to the tendon.

The procedure has been used to treat rotator cuff tears and impingement syndrome,^{[1] [2]} although its benefits have been debated.^{[3] [4]}

Further reading

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External links

• Video of an arthroscopic acromioplasty

Notes and References

1. Frank . Jonathan M. . Chahal . Jaskarndip . Frank . Rachel M. . Cole . Brian J. . Verma . Nikhil N. . Romeo . Anthony A. . The Role of Acromioplasty for Rotator Cuff Problems . Orthopedic Clinics of North America . April 2014 . 45 . 2 . 219–224 . 10.1016/j.ocl.2013.12.003.
2. Barfield . L Cole . Kuhn . John E . Arthroscopic versus Open Acromioplasty: A Systematic Review . Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research . February 2007 . 455 . 64–71 . 10.1097/BLO.0b013e31802f5436.
3. Lavignac . Pierre . Lacroix . Paul-Maxime . Billaud . Anselme . Quantification of acromioplasty. Systematic review of the literature . Orthopaedics & Traumatology: Surgery & Research . June 2021 . 107 . 4 . 102900 . 10.1016/j.otsr.2021.102900.
4. Familiari . Filippo . Gonzalez-Zapata . Alan . Iannò . Bruno . Galasso . Olimpio . Gasparini . Giorgio . McFarland . Edward G. . Is acromioplasty necessary in the setting of full-thickness rotator cuff tears? A systematic review . Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology: Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology . September 2015 . 16 . 3 . 167–174 . 10.1007/s10195-015-0353-z. 4559548 .