Management of adults with primary frozen shoulder in secondary care (UK FROST): a multicentre, pragmatic, three-arm, superiority randomised clinical trial.

A, Rangan; SD, Brealey; A, Keding; B, Corbacho; M, Northgraves; L, Kottam; L, Goodchild; C, Srikesavan; S, Rex; CP, Charalambous; N, Hanchard; A, Armstrong; A, Brooksbank; A, Carr; C, Cooper; JJ, Dias; I, Donnelly; C, Hewitt; SE, Lamb; C, McDaid; G, Richardson; S, Rodgers; E, Sharp; S, Spencer; D, Torgerson; F, Toye

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(20)31965-6

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Management of adults with primary frozen shoulder in secondary care (UK FROST): a multicentre, pragmatic, three-arm, superiority randomised clinical trial.

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Rangan A

Brealey SD

Keding A

Abstract

Background Manipulation under anaesthesia and arthroscopic capsular release are costly and invasive treatments for frozen shoulder, but their effectiveness remains uncertain. We compared these two surgical interventions with early structured physiotherapy plus steroid injection.Methods In this multi...

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