Periarthritis of the shoulder (frozen shoulder) is a well-defined condition with its phases of severe pain, increasing stiffness, and the gradual recovery of full movement of the shoulder; these features usually occur over a number of months. The aetiology of this condition, however, is not clearly understood. Amongst the factors suggested are trauma (Charnley, 1959), myocardial infarction (Min...

To the Editor, Shoulder pain is a very common complaint in clinical practice. One of the most common etiologies is periarthritis that encompasses involvement of tendons, joint capsule and bursas from this area. It is well known that there is an association of shoulder periarthritis with diabetes mellitus (DM) but lately this association has been widened to embrace the whole metabolic syndrome (...

186 patients with periarthritis of the shoulder have been studied. The sex ratio was female:male, 1-52:1. The peak age of onset was 54-59 years in both sexes. Over 40% of the patients were referred to the clinic after 6 months had elapsed from the time of onset of the disease. The right shoulder was more frequently involved than the left, particularly in the men. One shoulder only was affected ...

A family of 4 is described in which both children had calcific periarthritis affecting the shoulders, and the mother had radiological evidence of periarticular calcification near the left greater trochanter.

background: this study aimed to compare the percentage of detection of periarthritis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis using clinical examination and ultrasound methods. materials and methods: this study is a cross?sectional study which was conducted in al?zahra hospital (isfahan, iran) during 2014–2015. in our study, ninety patients were selected based on the american college of rheumatolo...

A new cause of severe transient fitting polyarthritis is described in a patient with primary biliary cirrhosis. Hypercholesterolaemia is thought to provoke acute inflammatory periarthritis and peritendinitis. The clinical features are sudden onset of peripheral joint pain and effusion, with redness of the overlying skin, often precipitated by unusual exercise. Cholestyramine may help to prevent...

The clinical entity which has come to be known as ' periarthritis' of the shoulder is of particular interest to orthopaedic surgeons because it presents features which are unique. It is unique in that the same pathology does not appear to affect joints other than the shoulder. It is a constant source of amazement that a ' frozen shoulder,' presenting as a virtually complete ankylosis, can spont...

In the year 1872, Duplay described a disease of the shoulder characterized by restriction of the movements in the shoulder-joint and by pains over the greater tuberosity of the humerus. The diagnosis of this disease was rather uncertain, as it was often mistaken for muscular rheumatism or incipient arthritis. The introduction of x-rays facilitated the differential diagnosis of this disease, as ...