The Role of Critical Shoulder Angle in Predicting the Outcome of Conservative Management of Shoulder Impingement Syndrome.

Introduction: A rounded shoulder with anterior tilting of the scapula is the common reason for shoulder impingement syndrome. The mainstay of treatment will be shoulder rehabilitation. While the anterior tilting of the scapula is a part of posture, the critical shoulder angle (CSA) is another anatomical factor that may influence the outcome of patients with shoulder impingement syndrome.

Arthroscopic nomenclature of capsulolabral appearances in anterior shoulder dislocation.

Objectives: To study the intraoperative morphology of the glenoid labrum and capsule in recurrent shoulder dislocation and to study the relationship between the number of dislocations and the changes in the glenoid and labrum.

Methods: Over a period of 18 months, 108 patients with traumatic anterior dislocations were included in the study, of which 102 men and 6 women with mean age of 33.4yrs range from 18 to 45.