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Oral Medication and Intra-articular Injection: Strategies and Results

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A systematic review was performed to collect the existing evidence on the effect of treating frozen shoulder with oral or intra-articular medication. Significant effect was found of oral corticosteroid medication on pain and function in the short term and of imaging-guided intra-articular steroid injection. No effect was found of NSAID medication.

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  1. Departments of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

    Ronald L. Diercks

  2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Clínica Meds, Santiago, Chile

    Francisco J. Vergara

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Editors and Affiliations

  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

    Ronald L. Diercks

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

    Dan Guttmann

  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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Diercks, R.L., Vergara, F.J. (2015). Oral Medication and Intra-articular Injection: Strategies and Results. In: Itoi, E., et al. Shoulder Stiffness. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-46370-3_17

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