Frozen shoulder: A systematic review of therapeutic options

Table 1 Reviewed studies investigating arthroscopic capsular release as a treatment for primary frozen shoulder

Ref.	Year	Patients	Outcome measure(s)	Outcome score pre intervention (standard deviation or range)	Outcome score post intervention (standard deviation or range)	Complications
Smith et al[6]	2014	136	OSS, VAS	19.2 (7.4)	38.1 (8.6)	One portal site superficial infection - treated oral antibiotics
Jerosch et al[17]	2012	91	Constant	42 (19-58)	85 (36-100)	One shoulder infection - debridement required
Le Lievre et al[18]	2012	43	Likert		All 43 pain free on Likert score at 5-12 yr from surgery	Nil
Waszczykowski et al[19]	2010	16	Modified constant score (0-75), ASES	19.3	65.9	Nil
Cinar et al[20]	2010	26	Constant, UCLA	30.4 (6.2)	82 (18.2)	Nil
Baums et al[21]	2006	30	ASES, VAS, SF36	35 (10-70)	91 (62-96)	One case of delayed healing of portal site (no infection), one haematoma
Klinger et al[22]	2001	36	Constant	29 (14-51)	66 (35-91)	Nil
Ogilvie-Harris et al[23]	1997	17	ASES	2 patients mild pain, 6 in moderate pain, 8 in severe pain	11 pain free, 4 in mild pain, 1 in moderate pain, 1 in severe pain	Nil
Segmüller et al[24]	1995	24	Modified constant score	10/20	18/20	Nil

OSS: Oxford shoulder score; ASES: American shoulder and elbow score; VAS: Visual analogue pain score; UCLA: UCLA shoulder score; SF36: Short form 36.