Methods/Design: The study design is a 2x2 factorial randomised controlled trial. 252 adults with subacromial impingement syndrome will be recruited from two musculoskeletal Clinical Assessment and ...

One individual had a moderate inferior calcaneal enthesophyte, but no edema at the plantar fascia to suggest plantar fasciitis, and no adjacent bone marrow edema.

Abstract Bone spurs are abnormal projections of bone that include both osteophytes and enthesophytes. They differ anatomically as osteophytes form around the joint line, while enthesophytes form at ...

Objectives: To compare the effect of graded physiotherapeutic training of the rotator cuff versus arthroscopic subacromial decompression in patients with subacromial impingement. Methods: Randomised ...

Objective: To evaluate the impact on recovery, of single subacromial injection of methylprednisolone in patients with persistent, post-traumatic impingement of the shoulder. Design: Randomised, ...

OBJECTIVE To study the effect of accuracy on the clinical outcome of local steroid injections to the shoulder. METHODS 37 patients with shoulder symptoms of at least two months’ duration received ...

Background/aim Exercise imparts a load on tendon tissue that leads to changes in tendon properties. Studies suggest that loading immediately reduces tendon thickness, with a loss of this response in ...

The current OMERACT definition of US-detected enthesitis requires the presence of at least two B-mode elementary lesions, namely enthesis thickening and hypoechogenicity, along with either Doppler ...

This review summarises recent evidence about the interaction between bone, the immune system and cartilage in disabling conditions such as osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and spondyloarthritis.

This can include other surgical procedures such as subacromial decompression, biceps tenodesis or distal clavicle resection. In rare cases in which a tear is too advanced for a full repair to be ...

INTRODUCTION On imaging examinations, soft-tissue calcifications are findings that are as common as they are nonspecific, ranging from a nonspecific local reaction (in response to a traumatic insult) ...