Editorial Commentary: Subacromial Bursa —Friend or Foe Within The Shoulder? An Old Debate With New Insights

There is an ongoing debate about whether to resect or preserve the subacromial bursa during surgical treatment of rotator cuff tears. Neer was the first to systematically describe bursitis as a component of subacromial impingement syndrome that may extend to rotator cuff disease, often discussed as a point of controversy with Uhthoff who first identified the bursa as a contributor to rotator cuff healing, both experimentally and clinically. Because the subacromial bursa provides the gliding mechanism of the shoulder and regenerates itself after surgical removal, interest evolved on the role of the bursa in the healing of rotator cuff tears for evolution of regenerative therapies as a support of arthroscopic repair techniques.
Source: Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Editorial Commentary Source Type: research