Long-term outcome of frozen shoulder.

Journal article

Two-hundred and sixty-nine shoulders in 223 patients with a diagnosis of primary frozen shoulder were studied. The main outcome measure was the Oxford shoulder score. The mean follow-up from symptom onset was 4.4 years (range, 2-20 years). The mean age at symptom onset was 53.4 years; with women affected more commonly than men (1.6:1.0). Twenty percent of patients reported bilateral symptoms, but there were no recurrent cases. In the long term, 59% of patients had normal or near normal should...

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Authors: Hand, C; Clipsham, K; Rees, J; Carr, A

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery / American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons ... [et al.]
• Volume: 17
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 231-236
• Publication date: 2008-01-01
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2007.05.009
• EISSN: 1532-6500
• ISSN: 1058-2746
• Language: English
• Keywords: Questionnaires; Bursitis; Treatment Outcome; Shoulder Joint; Female; Male; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Prognosis; Middle Aged