Adhesive capsulitis: A review of current treatment

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2346-2356

  Neviaser, Andrew S ^a   Hannafin, Jo A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

adhesive capsulitis; Duplay disease; frozen shoulder; periarthritis scapulae; stiff shoulder

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ARTHROSCOPY; BURSITIS; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; NERVE BLOCK; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SHOULDER;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ARTHROSCOPY; BURSITIS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; NERVE BLOCK; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SHOULDER JOINT;

EID: 78449309043     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546509348048     Document Type: Review

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