Biplanar Acromioplasty: An Arthroscopic Spur Removal Technique Based on Original Bony Landmarks

Yuanyuan Wang; Jianfa Chen; Ding Li; Xiaobing Xiang

doi:10.1016/j.eats.2023.04.006

Biplanar Acromioplasty: An Arthroscopic Spur Removal Technique Based on Original Bony Landmarks

Arthrosc Tech. 2023 Jul 17;12(8):e1369-e1374. doi: 10.1016/j.eats.2023.04.006. eCollection 2023 Aug.

Authors

Yuanyuan Wang¹, Jianfa Chen¹, Ding Li¹, Xiaobing Xiang¹

Affiliation

¹ Fourth Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.

Abstract

In this study, we introduce an arthroscopic acromioplasty technique based on original bony landmarks, namely biplanar acromioplasty. This technique focuses on smoothing both the coronal and transverse plane of acromion, corresponding to the anterior and inferior acromial surface, and restores the acromion to its original shape. We believe this technique is effective, time-saving, and reproducible.