فراوانی محدودیت حرکتی دردناک شانه بدنبال گچ گیری بلند اندام فوقانی

The aim of this study was determination of frequency of painful reduced&nbsp;shoulder motion after long casting of upper extremity and its relation with&nbsp;age , sex and education . &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The present work was a descriptive analytic prospective study and&nbsp;included 388 patients who referred to Mobasher hospital of Hamadan&nbsp;during 2001. The selected patients in recurrent referring to orthopedic&nbsp;department were classified to 10 age groups and were examined by&nbsp;researcher in 1 , 1.5 and 3 months after treatment and data was collected&nbsp;in check list. The primary data were analyzed with c2 & Anova by employing &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;EPI 6. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Out of 388 studied patients 73.5% after 3 months had no mobility&nbsp;limitation and 26.5% had some limitation. There was significant statistical&nbsp;difference in limitation of abduction shoulder joint movement after 1 , 1.5&nbsp;and 3 months after treatment among 10 different age groups (P<0.05).&nbsp;Mobility limitation of internal rotation after 3 months in 74 cases&nbsp;(19.1%)(P=0.0001). Final mobility limitation&nbsp;in 59.5% of female patients and&nbsp;40.5% of male patients(P=0.001). Mobility limitation in 54.1%&nbsp;filliterate&nbsp;people , 24.5% under high school diploma and 21.4% high school diploma &nbsp;&nbsp; and higher. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Painful limitation of motion in 50-80 year aged is most frequent, then&nbsp;early mobility and physiotherapy in this age range is indicated. There is&nbsp;significant relation between sex and frozen shoulder and it is more common&nbsp;in females also in illiterate people.