著者

戸野塚 久紘 菅谷 啓之 高橋 憲正 河合 伸昭 中島 亮 寺谷 威 真鍋 博規 安藤 晃 森石 丈二

出版者

日本肩関節学会

雑誌

肩関節 (ISSN:09104461)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.35, no.3, pp.877-881, 2011 (Released:2011-12-21)

参考文献数

13

被引用文献数

1

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The purpose of this study is to determine a target ROM (T-ROM) at 3 months after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, by which patients can expect eventual full recovery. Subjects consist of 209 shoulders in 202 patients, including 116 males and 86 females with an average age of 61.5 years old, who underwent primary arthroscopic rotator cuff repair and were followed-up for a minimum of 2 years. There were 30 partial-thickness tears, 120 small to medium and 57 large to massive full-thickness tears. Anterior elevation (AE), external rotation at side (ER), and internal rotation (IR) ROM at 3 month after surgery (ROM-3M) were measured, and divided into five groups according to the values. The final ROM at 24 months after surgery was compared with each ROM-3M of these subgroups in order to determine the T-ROM. Then, according to the T-ROM, patients were also divided into two groups: less than the T-ROM (AE-, ER-, and IR-); and more than the T-ROM (AE+, ER+, and IR+), and average ROM in each group were compared with each other. The final ROM of AE was significantly better in the group of more than 120° than less than 120 degrees. Therefore, the T-ROM of AE was determined as 120°. Similarly, those of ER and IR were determined as 10° and L5 level. ROM at 6 and 9 months in the AE+ group was significantly better than those of the AE- group. Further, every ROM at 3 to 24 months in the ER+ group was significantly better than those of the ER- group. In conclusion, ROM at 3 months after surgery affects final shoulder function. Surgeons and therapists should pay attention to the T-ROM at 3 months after surgery described above in order to maximize patients's final shoulder function.

著者

河合 伸昭 菅谷 啓之 高橋 憲正 戸野塚 久紘 中島 亮 寺谷 威 真鍋 博規 安藤 晃 森石 丈二

出版者

日本肩関節学会

雑誌

肩関節 (ISSN:09104461)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.35, no.3, pp.903-906, 2011 (Released:2011-12-21)

参考文献数

14

被引用文献数

2

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Primary frozen shoulder is believed to be a self-limited disease. However, many patients complain of prolonged symptoms such as night pain and refractory stiffness. The purpose of this study is to estimate the efficacy of steroid injection to the glenohumeral joint for primary stiff shoulder associated with night pain. Subjects consisted of 115 consecutive patients, including 37 males and 72 females with an average age of 59.4 years old, who were diagnosed as having primary frozen shoulder at the shoulder clinic in our institute from May to November, 2009. Our treatment principles are as follows: we recommend patients who complain of night pain to keep their arm at rest and carry out trunk and scapular exercises, in addition to steroid injection to the glenohumeral joint once a week until the night pain subsides. Then, physiotherapy is initiated of the hand of therapists. Range of motion at the first visit and at the time when the night pain disappeared was evaluated, as well as that at the final follow-up which was 5.8 months on average.The mean forward flexion, external and internal rotation significantly improved when the night pain disappeared, which was 4.8 weeks on average, from 97.5, 9.2°, and S level to 117.5, 17.4°, and L4 level. The range of motion at the final follow-up was 144 degrees in flexion, 31 in external rotation, and L2 level in internal rotation.Steroid injection to the glenohumeral joint was effective for pain relief for patients with primary frozen shoulder associated with night pain. Removing inflammation at the glenohumeral joint is a key factor when treating such patients and this also enables patients to proceed with effective physiotherapy.