Shoulder impingement

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Shoulder impingement describes a group of conditions characterised by the entrapment of musculoskeletal soft tissue within the shoulder, which primarily results in pain. The catching of the affected structures may be structural and/or functional in aetiology 2.

The commonest form of shoulder impingement is subacromial impingement.

Less common typesTypes of shoulder impingement include 1,2:

See also

  • -<p><strong>Shoulder impingement </strong>describes a group of conditions characterised by the entrapment of musculoskeletal soft tissue within the shoulder, which primarily results in pain. The catching of the affected structures may be structural and/or functional in aetiology <sup>2</sup>.</p><p>The commonest form of shoulder impingement is <a href="/articles/subacromial-impingement">subacromial impingement</a>.</p><p>Less common types of shoulder impingement include <sup>1,2</sup>:</p><ul>
  • +<p><strong>Shoulder impingement </strong>describes a group of conditions characterised by the entrapment of musculoskeletal soft tissue within the shoulder, which primarily results in pain. The catching of the affected structures may be structural and/or functional in aetiology <sup>2</sup>.</p><p>Types of shoulder impingement include <sup>1,2</sup>:</p><ul>
  • +<li>
  • +<a href="/articles/subacromial-impingement">subacromial impingement</a>: most common</li>
  • -</ul><h4>See also</h4><ul><li><a title="Impingement syndrome" href="/articles/impingement-syndrome">impingement syndromes </a></li></ul><p> </p>
  • +</ul><h4>See also</h4><ul><li><a href="/articles/impingement-syndrome">impingement syndromes </a></li></ul>

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