Shoulder Impingement Syndrome

Overview

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Is a:

Disease or Syndrome

Definition:

Compression of the rotator cuff tendons and subacromial bursa between the humeral head and structures that make up the coracoacromial arch and the humeral tuberosities. This condition is associated with subacromial bursitis and rotator cuff (largely supraspinatus) and bicipital tendon inflammation, with or without degenerative changes in the tendon. Pain that is most severe when the arm is abducted in an arc between 40 and 120 degrees, sometimes associated with tears in the rotator cuff, is the chief symptom. (From Jablonski's Dictionary of Syndromes and Eponymic Diseases, 2d ed)

Synonyms:

Impingement Syndrome, Shoulder
Impingement Syndrome, Subacromial
Impingement Syndromes, Shoulder
Impingement Syndromes, Subacromial
Shoulder Impingement Syndromes
Subacromial Impingement Syndrome
Subacromial Impingement Syndromes
Syndrome, Shoulder Impingement
Syndrome, Subacromial Impingement
Syndromes, Shoulder Impingement
Syndromes, Subacromial Impingement

Broader Topics:

Joint Diseases

Narrower Topics:

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