What Factors Area Associated With Prognosis After Steroid Hydrodilatation for Adhesive Capsulitis

What Factors Area Associated With Prognosis After Steroid Hydrodilatation for Adhesive Capsulitis

To investigate the factors associated with improvement after intraarticular steroid injection for patients with Frozen shoulder

Objective: To investigate the factors associated with improvement after intraarticular steroid injection for patients with Frozen shoulder

Design: Prospective study.

Participants: Patients with Frozen shoulder were recorded the demographic data, associated disease, ultrasound findings at baselines.

Intervention: One shot intraarticular steroid hydrodilatation

Main Outcome Measures: Visual analog scale (VAS) of the shoulder pain, Constant score, SPADI score, and angles of active and passive shoulder range of motion (flexion, abduction, external rotation, and internal rotation) at pre-treatment, post-treatment at week 8

Inclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosis of frozen shoulder by physical examination and ultrasonography

Exclusion Criteria:

1. other conditions involving the shoulder ( rheumatoid arthritis, Hill-Sachs lesions,osteoporosis, or malignancies in the shoulder region);
2. neurologic deficits affecting shoulder function in normal daily activities;
3. shoulder pain caused by cervical radiculopathy
4. a history of drug allergy to xylocaine
5. pregnancy or lactation;
6. received injection into the affected shoulder during the preceding 3 months