ASD Images
Below are images of a typical ASD (Arthroscopic Subacromial Decompression). The arthroscopic views are inside the subacromial bursa, looking from the back to the front.
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Acromial bone spur seen on x-ray |
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Scope entering bursa from back looking directly at the spur and CA Ligament |
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View through scope inside bursa before removal of the CA Ligament |
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Acromial bone spur seen at arthroscopy, after removal of the CA Ligament. |
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Excising spur with a burr. To appreciate the scale the burr is 4.5mm in diameter, so the spur is about 1.5cm size. |
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Spur removed. Note the outline of where the spur was originally. |
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Bone spur removed by surgery with cut ligament |
