This finding is in agreement with previous studies that have reported the outcome of acromioplasty to be largely affected by patient motivation. [1,2,3,4,5] In only one study [6] was outcome found ...

Acromioplasty was performed on 24 shoulders in 23 patients who had a diagnosis of impingement syndrome/rotator cuff tendinopathy. Ten patients were female and 13 were male; mean age was 52.3 years ...