ReviewSkeletal radiology2019
Adhesive capsulitis: review of imaging findings, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and treatment options.
Review in Skeletal radiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 74 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Additive Effects of Hyaluronidase in Intra-articular Steroid Injection Treating the Initial Stage of Adhesive Capsulitis for Shoulder
Impact of TECAR Therapy on Pain and Function in Adhesive Capsulitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Comparision of Hydrodilatation Results at Different Volumes in Adhesive Capsulitis by Phases.
Who cites it
74 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 138 citations in OpenAlex.
- Magnetic resonance imaging features for diagnosing adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy of Pericapsular Platelet-Rich Plasma Injection Combined With Brachial Plexus Block-Assisted Manipulation in Adhesive Capsulitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Pain research & management · 2026Trial
- Impact of TECAR therapy on pain and function in adhesive capsulitis: a randomized controlled trial.Lasers in medical science · 2025Trial
- Comparative effects of gong's mobilization and mobilization with movement in patients with adhesive capsulitis: a randomized clinical trial.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Adhesive capsulitis embolization: a narrative review.Skeletal radiology · 2026Review
- An observation of the relation between the cyst on magnetic resonance imaging at bare-area of humeral head and the adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder.JSES reviews, reports, and techniques · 2026Article
- Comparison of ultrasonographic (SonoVue) and radiographic (Imeron) contrast agents for intralesional application in the head and neck area: An in vitro study.Ultrasound (Leeds, England) · 2026Article
- Ultrasound-Assessed Rotator Interval Vascularity Is Associated With the Immediate Response to Corticosteroid Injection Combined With Radial Extracorporeal Shock-Wave Therapy in Adhesive Capsulitis: A Single-Group Quasi-Experimental Preliminary Study.Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy · 2026Article
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- Preliminary clinical and structural outcomes of a standardized ultrasound-guided diagnostic and interventional protocol for refractory adhesive capsulitis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Ultrasonographic Validity of Clinical Shoulder Impingement Signs in Patients Without Limitation of Motion.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2025Article
- What do European shoulder surgeons think of the frozen shoulder? Results of a questionnaire survey among the members of the European Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and the Elbow and a review of the current evidence.EFORT open reviews · 2025Review
- Effects of Hydrodilatation at Different Volumes on Adhesive Capsulitis in Phases 1 and 2: Clinical Trial Protocol HYCAFVOL.Clinics and practice · 2025Article
- Clinical Practice Guidelines for Diagnosis and Non-Surgical Treatment of Primary Frozen Shoulder.Annals of rehabilitation medicine · 2025Article
- Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) Following COVID-19 Vaccination: Correlating MRI Findings with Patient Demographics.Tomography (Ann Arbor, Mich.) · 2025Article
- Assessing the Validity, Safety, and Utility of ChatGPT's Responses for Patients with Frozen Shoulder.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Radiological characteristics of shoulder diseases in older adults, including adhesive capsulitis, rotator cuff tear, and osteoarthritis of the glenohumeral joint: a narrative review.Ewha medical journal · 2025Review
- Rat models of frozen shoulder: Classification and evaluation.Animal models and experimental medicine · 2025Review
- A Retrospective Study of Ultrasound-guided Hydrodilatation of Glenohumeral Joint Combined with Corticosteroid Injection in Patients with Frozen Shoulder.Current medical imaging · 2025Article
- Musculoskeletal ultrasound of the shoulder in patients with adhesive capsulitis.Biomedical reports · 2024Article
14 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Authors and funding
7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Adhesive capsulitis, commonly referred to as "frozen shoulder," is a debilitating condition characterized by progressive pain and limited range of motion about the glenohumeral joint. It is a condition that typically affects middle-aged women, with some evidence for an association with endocrinological, rheumatological, and autoimmune disease states. Management tends to be conservative, as most cases resolve spontaneously, although a subset of patients progress to permanent disability. Conventional arthrographic findings include decreased capsular distension and volume of the axillary recess when compared with the normal glenohumeral joint, in spite of the fact that fluoroscopic visualization alone is rarely carried out today in favor of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). MRI and MR arthrography (MRA) have, in recent years, allowed for the visualization of several characteristic signs seen with this condition, including thickening of the coracohumeral ligament, axillary pouch and rotator interval joint capsule, in addition to the obliteration of the subcoracoid fat triangle. Additional findings include T2 signal hyperintensity and post-contrast enhancement of the joint capsule. Similar changes are observable on ultrasound. However, the use of ultrasound is most clearly established for image-guided injection therapy. More aggressive therapies, including arthroscopic release and open capsulotomy, may be indicated for refractory disease, with arthroscopic procedures favored because of their less invasive nature and relatively high success rate.
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