Comparison of glenohumeral and subacromial steroid injection in primary frozen shoulder: A prospective, randomized short-term comparison study

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1034-1040

  Oh, Joo Han ^a   Oh, Chung Hee ^b   Choi, Jung Ah ^a   Kim, Sae Hoon ^c   Kim, June Hyuk ^d   Yoon, Jong Pil ^e  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b S Seoul Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^d National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

^e Kyungpook National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Frozen shoulder; Glenohumeral; Level I; Prospective Randomized Trial; Steroid; Subacromial; Treatment Study

Indexed keywords

HYALURONIC ACID; LIDOCAINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ACROMION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; DRUG EFFICACY; ECHOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FROZEN SHOULDER; GLENOHUMERAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; INJECTION; INJECTION SITE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAARTICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STEROID THERAPY; SUBACROMIAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; BURSITIS; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SHOULDER JOINT; TRIAMCINOLONE;

EID: 80053051545     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: 15326500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2011.04.029     Document Type: Article

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