PURPOSE: To conduct a prospective randomized controlled trial to assess whether arthroscopic bursectomy and debridement of the calcific deposit, with or without subacromial decompression, influences the functional outcome of @entity1 with @entity730 . METHODS: During a 4-year period, 80 @entity1 were recruited who presented to the study center with refractory @entity730 of the shoulder. Forty @entity1 were randomized to have a subacromial decompression, and 40 were randomized not to have a subacromial decompression in combination with bursectomy and arthroscopic removal of the calcific deposit. All surgery was performed by one surgeon who was blinded to the functional assessment of the @entity1 . @entity1 demographics, body mass index (BMI), and length of symptoms were recorded at the time of randomization. @entity1 were asked to complete a @entity158 visual analog score (VAS), short form (SF-12), disability arm should and hand (DASH), and @entity9468 ( @entity9468 ) preoperatively and at 1 year postoperatively. RESULTS: There were 21 male and 59 female @entity1 with a mean age of 49 (range, 32 to 75) years. The mean time of follow-up was 13 (range, 12 to 15) months. There were no significant differences in gender, age, BMI, length of symptoms, or preoperative outcome measures assessed between the groups. Overall, for both groups there was a significant improvement in the @entity158 VAS (P < .001), DASH (P < .001), and @entity9468 (P < .001) at 1 year compared with preoperative scores. There were no significant differences demonstrated between the groups for improvement in the @entity158 VAS (P  = .57), DASH (P  = .93), SF-12 physical component score (P  = .58), or @entity9468 (P  = .27) at 1 year. CONCLUSIONS: This study has demonstrated that the short-term functional outcome of @entity1 with @entity730 after arthroscopic bursectomy and debridement of the calcific deposit is not influenced if performed in combination with or without a subacromial decompression. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level I therapeutic study, randomized controlled trial.

Short-Term Outcome After Arthroscopic Bursectomy Debridement of Rotator Cuff XXXX With and Without Subacromial Decompression: A  Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients', 'Patient'] @entity730 :: ('MESH:D002114', 'Disease') :: ['calcific tendonitis'] @entity9468 :: ('MESH:D014717', 'Disease') :: ['CS', 'Constant score'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain']
@entity730 :: (MESH:D002114,Disease) :: ['Calcific Tendonopathy']
