The association between frozen shoulder and Dupuytren's disease

Fifty-eight patients with the diagnosis of primary frozen shoulder were independently examined by 3 surgeons for evidence of Dupuytren's disease. The disease was found in 52% (30/58) of the patients reviewed. These figures were compared with previously reported figures for a population of simil...

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Published in:Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery 2001-03, Vol.10 (2), p.149-151
Main Authors: Smith, Simon P., Devaraj, Vikram S., Bunker, Tim D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Comorbidity
Dupuytren Contracture - pathology
Female
Humans
Incidence
Joint Diseases - complications
Male
Middle Aged
Range of Motion, Articular
Shoulder Joint - pathology
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Summary:Fifty-eight patients with the diagnosis of primary frozen shoulder were independently examined by 3 surgeons for evidence of Dupuytren's disease. The disease was found in 52% (30/58) of the patients reviewed. These figures were compared with previously reported figures for a population of similar age. This showed that Dupuytren's disease is 8.27 (95% CI, 6.25-11.2) times more common in patients with frozen shoulder than in the general population; the difference between the two was highly statistically significant (P
ISSN:1058-2746
1532-6500
DOI:10.1067/mse.2001.112883