Proinflammatory Cytokines and Metalloproteases Are Expressed in the Subacromial Bursa in Patients With Rotator Cuff Disease

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Authors

Ilya Voloshin · Boston Medical Center

Jill Gelinas · University of Rochester Medical Center

Michael D. Maloney · University of Rochester Medical Center

Regis J. O’Keefe · University of Rochester Medical Center

Louis U. Bigliani · Boston Sports & Shoulder Center

Theodore A. Blaine · Boston Sports & Shoulder Center

Abstract

These findings support the role of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and corticosteroids in RCT treatment, and emphasize the importance of subacromial bursectomy to reduce inflammation in RCT surgery.

Topics & Keywords

Shoulder Injury and Treatment Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volume 21, Issue 9, pp. 1076.e1-1076.e9

DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2005.05.017

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