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Manipulation under anaesthesia for the treatment of frozen shoulder

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We studied prospectively 100 patients (110 shoulders) with primary (idiopathic) frozen shoulder, of whom 22 (22%) were diabetics (30 shoulders). Eighty-eight patients (98 shoulders), whose shoulders had failed to improve after conservative treatment, were then managed either by manipulation under anaesthesia (MUA) alone, or MUA with one of two types of intra-articular injection (methylprednisolone, or a large volume [50–100 cc] of normal saline), followed by physiotherapy. Patients were followed for an average of 6–8 months. Our findings showed that patients who had MUA with an intra-articular normal saline injection had better results than those who had MUA either alone or with an injection of steroid. We also noticed a high incidence of failure among diabetic patients with frozen shoulder. The manipulative procedure combined with injection of normal saline was safe and effective, and all materials required are readily available and inexpensive.

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Nous avons étudié de façon prospective 100 malades (110 épaules) présentant une épaule gelée primaire, 22 d'entre eux (22%) étaient diabétiques (30 épaules). Quatre-vingt-huit malades (98 épaules) non amélioré après le traitement conservateur ont eu une mobilisation sous anesthésie (MUA), seule ou avec deux modalités d'injection intraarticulaire (methylpredinisolone ou grand volume (50–100 cc) de sérum salé ), et suivie par de la physiothérapie. Les malades ont été suivis en moyenne 6 à 8 mois. Les malades qui avaient eu une mobilisation sous anesthésie avec injection saline avaient de meilleurs résultats que ceux ayant eu une mobilisation seule ou avec injection de stéroide. Nous avons aussi noté qu'il y a une grande fréquence d'échec parmi les malades diabétiques. La méthode mobilisatrice avec sérum salé est efficace et toutes les matières exigées sont disponibles et bon marché.

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Hamdan, .T., Al-Essa, .K. Manipulation under anaesthesia for the treatment of frozen shoulder. International Orthopaedics (SICOT) 27, 107–109 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-002-0397-6

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