Coracoid impingement syndrome, rotator interval reconstruction, and bicepstenodesis in the overhead athlete (Reprinted from Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine, October, 2000)

Anterior shoulder problems are extremely common in throwing athletes. Corac oid impingement syndrome, lesions of the long head of the biceps tendon, an d rotator interval lesions are included in the extensive differential diagn osis which exists for anterior shoulder pain. In this article, we focus on the anatomy, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and surgica l treatment of these conditions.