Vanderbilt Sports Medicine & Shoulder Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, USA.
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Acronyms are words formed by taking the first initial or other parts of words from a compound term. They are designed to help communicate ideas efficiently. In the literature pertaining to shoulder surgery, a variety of acronyms have been offered for normal anatomic states, physical examination findings, pathologic conditions, surgical techniques, and outcome instruments, with new acronyms offered each year. The purpose of this article is to review and clearly define acronyms used by shoulder specialists.
缩略语是通过从复合术语中取首字母或其他部分来构成的单词。它们旨在帮助高效地传达想法。在与肩部手术相关的文献中,已经提出了各种缩略语来表示正常解剖状态、体格检查结果、病理状况、手术技术和结果评估工具,并且每年都会提出新的缩略语。本文的目的是回顾并明确定义肩部专家使用的缩略语。