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Shoulder pain surgery: One popular procedure not backed by evidence

Many countries have strict regulations to ensure new drugs are effective and are worth the money before doctors can prescribe them. But surgical procedures are often less strictly regulated. This can ...
Business Wire

Innocoll Announces Publication of Positive Results from Pivotal Clinical Trial of POSIMIR in Arthroscopic Subacromial Decompression

POSIMIR ® (bupivacaine solution) for infiltration use reduced mean pain over 72 hours after arthroscopic subacromial decompression surgery compared with vehicle control and improved several measures ...
Medical Xpress

Expert panel strongly recommends against surgery for the most common shoulder pain

Subacromial pain syndrome refers to non-traumatic pain, weakness or loss of movement around the shoulder, particularly when lifting the arm. It is common in people over 40 years old and decompression ...
Medscape

Shoulder Decompression No Better Than Placebo Surgery

Arthroscopic subacromial decompression surgery does not reduce pain any more than arthroscopy alone in people with shoulder impingement, researchers say. "[T]he findings from our study suggest that ...
Nasdaq

DURECT Corporation Announces U.S. FDA Approval of POSIMIR® For Post-Surgical Pain Reduction for up to 72 Hours Following Arthroscopic Subacromial Decompression

CUPERTINO, Calif., Feb. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- DURECT Corporation (Nasdaq: DRRX) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved POSIMIR® (bupivacaine solution) for ...
Healio

Concurrent subacromial decompression, rotator cuff repair may reduce risk of revision

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Subacromial decompression with arthroscopic rotator cuff repair yielded a 21% risk reduction for revision ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

Posimir Now Available for Postsurgical Analgesia Following Shoulder Surgery

Posimir is a novel formulation of bupivacaine, an amide local anesthetic, designed to be administered directly into the surgical site. Posimir ® (bupivacaine solution) is now available for ...
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Most common shoulder operation is no more beneficial than placebo surgery

The Finnish Shoulder Impingement Arthroscopy Controlled Trial (FIMPACT) compared surgical treatment of shoulder impingement syndrome to placebo surgery. Two years after the procedure the study ...
Nature

Arthroscopic subacromial decompression versus placebo surgery for subacromial pain syndrome: 10 year follow-up of the FIMPACT randomised, placebo surgery controlled trial

The Nature Index 2026 Research Leaders reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural sciences, health sciences, applied sciences and social sciences, according to their ...
Healio

Arthroscopic subacromial decompression may not improve shoulder impingement at 5 years

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Published results showed patients with shoulder ...
BMJ

When taking a step back is a veritable leap forward. Reversing decades of arthroscopy for managing joint pain: five reasons that could explain declining rates of common ...

Correspondence to Professor Teppo L N Järvinen, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki 00100, Finland; teppo.jarvinen{at}helsinki.fi Arthroscopy heralded an age ...
The Conversation

Shoulder pain surgery: one popular procedure not backed by evidence

Many countries have strict regulations to ensure new drugs are effective and are worth the money before doctors can prescribe them. But surgical procedures are often less strictly regulated. This can ...