title: Frozen shoulder: A systematic review of therapeutic options.
abstract: Frozen shoulder is a common disease which causes significant morbidity. Despite over a hundred years of treating this condition the definition, diagnosis, pathology and most efficacious treatments are still largely unclear. This systematic review of current treatments for frozen shoulder reviews the evidence base behind physiotherapy, both oral and intra articular steroid, hydrodilatation, manipulation under anaesthesia and arthroscopic capsular release. Key areas in which future research could be directed are identified, in particular with regard to the increasing role of arthroscopic capsular release as a treatment.
authors: Harpal Singh Uppal, Jonathan Peter Evans, Christopher Smith, Shoulder Unit, Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, EX2 5DW Exeter, United Kingdom.
authors: Harpal Singh
authors: HS
authors: Uppal
authors: Harpal Singh Uppal, Jonathan Peter Evans, Christopher Smith, Shoulder Unit, Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, EX2 5DW Exeter, United Kingdom.
authors: Jonathan Peter
authors: JP
authors: Evans
authors: Harpal Singh Uppal, Jonathan Peter Evans, Christopher Smith, Shoulder Unit, Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, EX2 5DW Exeter, United Kingdom.
authors: Christopher
authors: C
authors: Smith
keywords: Adhesive capsulitis; Arthrographic distension; Arthroscopic capsular release; Bursitis; Frozen shoulder; Hydrodilatation; Physiotherapy; Shoulder; Steroid