Postoperative function and recurrence rates are reportedly similar following open and arthroscopic procedures for recurrent anterior instability of the shoulder. However, various studies have reported greater restriction of shoulder mobility with open stabilisation. Sixty-two patients with post-traumatic recurrent anterior instability of the shoulder underwent anatomic reconstruction of the cap...

BACKGROUND The Western Ontario Rotator Cuff Index (WORC) is a widely used instrument to measure quality of life in patients with subacromial pain or rotator cuff syndrome. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Swedish version of the WORC for assessment of subacromial disease including rotator cuff syndrome treated by surgery. METHODS A total of 65 patien...

BACKGROUND Intra-articular corticosteroid injection is a common therapy for adhesive capsulitis, but there is a lack of prospective randomized controlled studies analyzing the efficacy of single injections applied blindly to accelerate improvement in pain and function. HYPOTHESIS In patients with adhesive capsulitis, a single intra-articular corticosteroid injection without image control appl...

background: frozen shoulder is resulting in limb disability and reduction of quality of life but the factors associated with patients’ disability and quality of life is not clear. to assess pain, disability, the quality of life and factors associated with them in patients suffering from frozen shoulder.  methods: we enrolled 120 patients (37 men and 83 women) with phase-ii idiopathic frozen sho...

BACKGROUND The influence of rehabilitation on the outcomes after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair remains unknown. The purpose of this study was to compare clinical results and tendon healing rates following arthroscopic rotator cuff repair utilizing two distinct rehabilitation protocols. METHODS Over a thirty-month period, 124 patients under the age of sixty-five years underwent arthroscopic...

INTRODUCTION The Constant Score (CS), developed as a scoring system to evaluate overall functionality of patients with shoulder disorders, is widely used but has been criticised for relying on an imprecise terminology and for lack of a standardised methodology. A modified guideline was therefore published in 2008 with several new recommendations, but a standardised test protocol was not include...

We treated 47 patients with a mean age of 57 years (22 to 88) who had a proximal humeral fracture in which there was a severe varus deformity, using a standard operative protocol of anatomical reduction, fixation with a locking plate and supplementation by structural allografts in unstable fractures. The functional and radiological outcomes were reviewed. At two years after operation the median...

OBJECTIVES The Constant-Murley score (CS) has been used for more than 25 years to assess shoulder function. Strength by itself accounts for 25% of the total score. The measurement at 90° abduction seems to be sometimes limited by pain, particularly with tendinopathy or subacromial impingement. We compared the assessment of isometric strength in anterior forward flexion and abduction and its eff...

PURPOSE Despite the theoretic basis and interest in using platelet-rich plasma (PRP) to improve the potential for rotator cuff healing, there remains ongoing controversy regarding its clinical efficacy. The objective of this systematic review was to identify and summarize the available evidence to compare the efficacy of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair in patients with full-thickness rotator c...

In this work, improved heat generation models are developed for straight and tapered shoulder geometries with different tool pin profiles in friction stir welding. The models are developed considering the welding process as a combination of the pure sliding and the pure sticking conditions. From the results, the amount of heat generation is directly proportional to the number of edges in the pi...