TY - T1 - Subacromial decompression versus diagnostic arthroscopy for shoulder impingement : randomised, placebo surgery controlled clinical trial SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/239257 T3 - A1 - Finnish Shoulder Impingement A2 - PB - Y1 - 2018 LA - eng AB - OBJECTIVE To assess the efficacy of arthroscopic subacromial decompression (ASD) by comparing it with diagnostic arthroscopy, a placebo surgical intervention, and with a non-operative alternative, exercise therapy, in a more pragmatic setting. DESIGN Multicentre, three group, randomised, double blind, sham controlled trial. SETTING Orthopaedic departments at three public hospitals in Finland. PARTICIPANTS 210 patients with symptoms consistent with shoulder impingement syndrome, enrolled from 1 F... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - DEGENERATIVE MENISCAL TEAR; ROTATOR CUFF REPAIR; PARTIAL MENISCECTOMY; FOLLOW-UP; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; SHAM SURGERY; ACROMIOPLASTY; MANAGEMENT; VERTEBROPLASTY; FRACTURES; 3126 Surgery, anesthesiology, intensive care, radiology N1 - PP - ER -