TY - JOUR
T1 - Editorial Commentary
T2 - Call for Evidence: How and When to Treat a Stiff Shoulder in Diabetics Requires Clarification
AU - Imhoff, Andreas B.
AU - Herbst, Elmar
AU - Dyrna, Felix
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Arthroscopy Association of North America
PY - 2016/8/1
Y1 - 2016/8/1
N2 - The present study found a slower functional recovery after arthroscopic capsular release in patients with refractory frozen shoulder and diabetes. However, the study has some limitations: retrospective design, small study groups, and incomplete assessments. To better understand the disease and its proper treatment, one has to distinguish between idiopathic and secondary frozen shoulder. At present, little is known about both types of frozen shoulder, and randomized controlled trials are needed to compare surgical intervention with a conservative treatment at different stages of the disease.
AB - The present study found a slower functional recovery after arthroscopic capsular release in patients with refractory frozen shoulder and diabetes. However, the study has some limitations: retrospective design, small study groups, and incomplete assessments. To better understand the disease and its proper treatment, one has to distinguish between idiopathic and secondary frozen shoulder. At present, little is known about both types of frozen shoulder, and randomized controlled trials are needed to compare surgical intervention with a conservative treatment at different stages of the disease.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84990922169&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.arthro.2016.06.002
DO - 10.1016/j.arthro.2016.06.002
M3 - Editorial
C2 - 27495858
AN - SCOPUS:84990922169
SN - 0749-8063
VL - 32
SP - 1521
EP - 1522
JO - Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
JF - Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
IS - 8
ER -
