Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Radiofrequency-based plasma microtenotomy compared with arthroscopic subacromial decompression yields equivalent outcomes for rotator cuff tendinosis.
This study aimed to determine whether radiofrequency (RF)-based plasma microtenotomy (microdebridement) was effective for treating chronic supraspinatus tendinosis. ⋯ Level I, therapeutic randomized controlled study.