Arthroscopic capsular release for refractory shoulder stiffness

• Autor(a) principal: Fernandes,Marcos Rassi
• Data de Publicação: 2013
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-42302013000400013
• topic: Frozen shoulder; Capsular release; Arthroscopy; Passive range of motion; Glenohumeral joint; Shoulder pain

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the results of the arthroscopic treatment of refractory adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder with two to nine years of follow-up, comparing the pre-and postoperative range of motion. METHODS: This was an observational study (case series) of 18 patients who underwent arthroscopic capsular release for refractory shoulder stiffness. The mean age was of 53.6 years (range: 39 to 68), with female predominance (77.77%) and nine cases left shoulders. There were 6 primary (33.33%) and 12 secondary cases (66.67%). Arthroscopic capsular release was performed in all patients after a mean of 9.33 months of physical therapy (range: 6 to 20 months) with a minimum follow-up of two years (range: 26 to 110 months). RESULTS: The mean active and passive forward flexion, external rotation and internal rotation increased from 94.4º/103.3º, 11.9º/21.9º, and S1/L5 vertebral level, respectively, to 151.1º/153.8º, 57.2º/64.4º, and T12/T10 vertebral level, respectively. There was a significant difference between the pre-and postoperative range of motion (p < 0.001). according to the constant-murley functional score (rom), the value increased from 14 (preoperative mean) to 30 points (postoperative mean). postoperatively, all patients showed diminished shoulder pain (none or mild/15 or 10 points in the constant-murley score). CONCLUSION: arthroscopic treatment is an effective treatment for refractory shoulder stiffness.