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Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine
Published in: Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine 1/2009

Open Access 01-03-2009

Coracoid impingement syndrome: a literature review

Authors: T. Okoro, V. R. M. Reddy, Ashvin Pimpelnarkar

Published in: Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine | Issue 1/2009

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Abstract

Coracoid impingement syndrome is a less common cause of shoulder pain. Symptoms are presumed to occur when the subscapularis tendon impinges between the coracoid and lesser tuberosity of the humerus. Coracoid impingement should be included in the differential diagnosis when evaluating a patient with activity-related anterior shoulder pain. It is not thought to be as common as subacromial impingement, and the possibility of the coexistence of the two conditions must be taken into consideration before treatment of either as an isolated process. If nonoperative treatment fails to relieve symptoms, surgical decompression can be offered as an option.
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Metadata
Title
Coracoid impingement syndrome: a literature review
Authors
T. Okoro
V. R. M. Reddy
Ashvin Pimpelnarkar
Publication date
01-03-2009
Publisher
Humana Press Inc
Published in
Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine / Issue 1/2009
Electronic ISSN: 1935-9748
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12178-009-9044-9

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