Frozen shoulder syndrome: comparison of oral route corticosteroid and intra-articular corticosteroid injection.
Twenty-six patients with frozen shoulder syndrome (Stage 2 and 3) were included in this study conducted at Dr. Kariadi General Hospital, Semarang, Indonesia and randomly allocated into 2 groups: 40 mg triamcinolone intra-articular injection and triamcinolone oral tablets. The result showed that triamcinolone intra-articular injection group "cured" rate was 5.8 times higher at week one compared to the triamcinolone tablet group. Sixty-two percent of the cases with triamcinolone intra-articular injection achieved their "cured" condition after one week of therapy, compared with only 14% of the triamcinolone tablets group. We conclude that, intra-articular corticosteroid injection provide faster improvement compared to oral route.
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Department of Anatomy and Neurology, Faculty of Medicine Diponegoro University/Dr. Kariadi General Hospital, Semarang, Indonesia.
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D000284:Administration, Oral; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D007270:Injections, Intra-Articular; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000473:pathology*; D020069:Shoulder Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D013577:Syndrome; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014221:Triamcinolone / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D014221:Triamcinolone