Another unnecessary ortho surgery is revealed –> subacromial decompression.

SUBACROMIAL DECOMPRESSION VS. PLACEBO SURGERY: NO DIFFERENCE (Orthopedics This Week)

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For patients with shoulder impingement syndrome, arthroscopic subacromial decompression offers no real benefit compared to diagnostic arthroscopy or exercise therapy at 5 years post injury, a new study finds.
In “Subacromial decompression versus diagnostic arthroscopy for shoulder impingement: a 5-year follow-up of a randomized placebo surgery controlled clinical trial,” published in the Januar...


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