Background Pathology of the soft tissues of the shoulder including the musculotendinous rotator cuff and subacromial bursa are extremely common and are a principal cause of pain and suffering.

The arthroscope was then removed from the glenohumeral joint and placed in the subacromial bursa through the posterior portal. A third portal was made approximately 2 cm lateral to the lateral ...

BACKGROUND: Normally, the subacromial-subdeltoid bursa is thinner than 2 mm using ultrasound examination. The subtle thickening of the bursa could be an early sign of subacromial impingement and ...

Medically reviewed by Oluseun Olufade, MD Shoulder bursitis is inflammation of a bursa, a fluid-filled sac, in the shoulder ...