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Epidemiology of Frozen Shoulder

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Shoulder Stiffness

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Frozen shoulder is a condition of unknown etiology that results in a progressive decrease in shoulder range of motion. Multiple interventions have been implemented to minimize the duration of symptoms, including physiotherapy, pain medication, and surgical treatment. The epidemiology of frozen shoulder is not completely understood, and intervention results vary by study and population. Some relevant literature is reviewed here and data from the Brazilian population are presented.

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  1. Sports Medicine Division, Orthopaedic Department, Federal University of São Paulo, Avenida Lineu de Paula Machado, 660 – Jardim Everest, São Paulo, SP, 05601-001, Brazil

    Carina Cohen MD & Benno Ejnisman MD, PhD

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    Benno Ejnisman MD, PhD

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan

    Eiji Itoi

  2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Instituto Argentino de Diagnóstico y Tratamiento, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Guillermo Arce

  3. Department of Orthopedics and Trauma, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

    Gregory I. Bain

  4. Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Groningen Sports Medicine Center, Groningen, The Netherlands

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  5. Taos Orthopaedic Institute Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, Taos, New Mexico, USA

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  6. Orthpaedic Sports Medicine, University of Munich Hospital Rechts der Isar, Munich, Germany

    Andreas B. Imhoff

  7. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UConn Musculoskeletal Institute, Farmington, Connecticut, USA

    Augustus D. Mazzocca

  8. Funabashi Orthopaedic Sports Med Cn Shoulder & Elbow Service, Chiba, Japan

    Hiroyuki Sugaya

  9. Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Gyeonggi-Do, Korea, Republic of (South Korea)

    Yon-Sik Yoo

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Cohen, C., Ejnisman, B. (2015). Epidemiology of Frozen Shoulder. In: Itoi, E., et al. Shoulder Stiffness. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-46370-3_2

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