title: Frozen shoulder and lipids.
abstract: We prospectively studied 50 patients with the diagnosis of primary frozen shoulder. The serum lipid levels were measured in 43 of these patients and compared with those in 43 age-matched and sex-matched control subjects. The fasting serum triglyceride and cholesterol levels were significantly elevated in the frozen-shoulder group (cholesterol p < 0.01; triglyceride p < 0.02).
authors.affiliation: Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Hospital, Exeter, England.
authors.forename: T D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Bunker
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Esler
mesh_terms: D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D003240:Connective Tissue Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology*; D003286:Contracture / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012785:Shoulder Joint; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol