Acromioplasty
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Acromioplasty is an arthroscopic surgical procedure involving the acromion, a bony process of the shoulder blade.
Generally, it implies removal of a small piece of the surface of the acromion that is in contact with a tendon of the rotator cuff causing, by friction, damage to the tendon.
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