Original ArticlesShoulder impingement syndrome: Preoperative health status*,**
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Methods
Preoperative assessments were conducted on a consecutive series of patients due to undergo open or closed subacromial acromioplasty at Flinders Medical Center or Repatriation General Hospital. Only patients with Neer stages 2 and 3 impingement syndrome were included in this study.13, 14 Patients with diseases other than shoulder impingement or who had undergone previous shoulder surgery were not included. Patients were given the diagnosis of impingement syndrome on the basis of a clinical
Results
The study group consisted of 81 patients who underwent shoulder surgery for chronic impingement syndrome between November 1994 and July 1997 at Flinders Medical Center or Repatriation General Hospital. Thirty female and 51 male patients were included. Age ranges are presented in Table I.Age groups (y) No. of patients Percentage 15 - 24 1 1 25 - 34 4 5 35 - 44 5 6 45 - 54 15 19 55 - 64 18 22 65 - 74 22 27 75 - 84 16 20
Discussion
This study demonstrates that chronic impingement syndrome of the shoulder results in significant reduction in function and quality of life for patients at our hospital. These patients had all received conservative treatment before electing surgery. All patients were reviewed at Flinders Medical Center or Repatriation General Hospital; therefore the results cannot be extrapolated to the general population.
Compared with normative Australian SF-36 data, patients with chronic impingement were below
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