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Terminology and diagnostic criteria used in studies investigating patients with subacromial pain syndrome from 1972 to 2019: a scoping review.

Adam WittenKaren MikkelsenThomas Wagenblast MayntzhusenMikkel Bek ClausenKristian ThorborgPer HölmichKristoffer Weisskirchner Barfod
Published in: British journal of sports medicine (2023)
The terminology varied considerably across studies and time. The diagnostic criteria were often based on a cluster of physical examination tests. Imaging was primarily used to exclude other pathologies but was not used consistently. Patients with full-thickness supraspinatus tears were most often excluded. In summary, studies investigating SAPS are heterogeneous to an extent that makes it difficult, and often impossible, to compare studies.
Keyphrases
  • case control
  • rotator cuff
  • physical activity
  • optical coherence tomography