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High- Versus Low-Dose Steroid Injections for Adhesive Capsulitis: A Meta-Analysis

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March 2024

High- Versus Low-Dose Steroid Injections for Adhesive Capsulitis: A Meta-Analysis

Vol: 306| Issue: 3| Number:16| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

High- versus Low-dose Steroid Injection for Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder): A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Pain Physician . 2023 Sep;26(5):437-447.

Contributing Authors:
SJ Kim JM Park J Song SY Yoon JI Shin SC Lee

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Four randomized controlled trials (274 patients) comparing high- versus low-dose steroid injections for adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder) were included in this systematic review and meta-analysis. Outcomes of interest included pain on a Normalized Pain Scale, shoulder range of motion (ROM), and function on a Normalized Function Scale. All outcomes were similar between the low- and high-dose st...

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