Search for dissertations about: "rotator cuff syndrome"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words rotator cuff syndrome.

2. 1. Patients with subacromial pain : Diagnosis, treatment and outcome in primary care

   Author : Kajsa Johansson; Mats Foldevi; Lars Adolfsson; Karin Harms-Ringdahl; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; evidence based medicine; general practitioners; physiotherapy; rotator cuff; shoulder impingement syndrome; Family medicine; Allmänmedicin;

   Abstract : Syftet med avhandlingen var att beskriva diagnostiken och utvärdera handläggningen i primärvård av patienter med subacromial smärta.Avhandlingen omfattar fyra studier. READ MORE

4. 2. The Supraspinatus Tendon : Clinical and histopathological aspects

   Author : Bo Tillander; Rolf Norlin; Jon Karlsson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : supraspinatus tendon; Subacromial impingement; shoulder pain; impingement syndrome; corticosteroid injection; MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

   Abstract : The supraspinatus tendon is an important structure of the rotator cuff. Subacromial impingement is a common reason for shoulder pain. Despite extensive scientific work in this field, the cause of impingement syndrome is still not fully understood. READ MORE

5. 3. Shoulder impingement; Evaluation of the clinical outcome, radiographic findings, histology, ultrastructure and biochemistry

   Author : Stefanos Farfaras; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Impingement syndrome; Cytokines; Acromioplasty; Physiotherapy; Tissue degeneration; Tissue inflammation;

   Abstract : This thesis had two main purposes: on the one hand, to assess and evaluate the clinical outcome of different treatment strategies for subacromial impingement syndrome (SAIS), in both the short and the long term and, on the other hand, to investigate and illuminate the pathophysiology of the syndrome in terms of the radiographic, histological, ultrastructural and biochemical appearance. In Study I, the clinical outcome was assessed two to three years after intervention, in patients with SAIS who underwent either surgical (subacromial decompression using the open or arthroscopic technique) or non-surgical treatment. READ MORE

6. 4. Subacromial pain syndrome : an experimental clinical investigation in primary care

   Author : Anna Eliason; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : This thesis presents the desired management for patients with Subacromial Pain Syndrome (SAPS) in primary care and consists of four papers based on data from two randomized controlled trials. Background: SAPS is a multifactorial diagnosis and one of the most common shoulder problems in patients seeking physical therapy in primary care. READ MORE

7. 5. Arthroscopy in the upper extremity

   Author : Lars Adolfsson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

   Abstract : This stndy comprising six separate papers, is concerned with the techniques of, and bevaluation of arthroscopy as a diagnostic and therapeutic tool in different pathologic conditions in the upper extremity.Arthroscopy proved to increase diagnostic accuracy in 177 examined patients with anterior shoulder instability or shoulder pain. READ MORE