Review Article
Effectiveness of Hyaluronic Acid Administration in Treating Adhesive Capsulitis of the Shoulder: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials
Table 2
Characteristics of the included trials.
| | Author | Year | | Diagnostic tools | Mean age (years) | Gender (M/F) | Duration of symptoms (months) | Intervention | Total number of HA injection doses | Injection guidance | Injection site |
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Rovetta and Monteforte [21] | 1998 | 30 | History + PE + US | 64.2 | 9/21 | 8.3 | () HA + CS + PT: 20 mg HA + 20 mg triamcinolone + PT (4–12 weeks)
() CS + PT: 20 mg triamcinolone + PT (4–12 weeks) | 8 (15-day intervals in the first month and then monthly for 6 months) | Anatomy (posterior approach) | IA |
| | Calis et al. [12] | 2006 | 90 (95 shoulders) | History + PE | 57.0 | 33/57 | >1 | () HA: 30 mg HA
() CS: 40 mg triamcinolone
() PT: 10 days
() Home exercises | 2 (weekly) | Anatomy (posterior approach) | IA |
| | Hsieh et al. [13] | 2012 | 63 | History + PE | 54.5 | 20/43 | 4.5 | () HA + PT: 20 mg HA + PT (12 weeks)
() PT: 12 weeks | 3 (weekly) | Anatomy (posterior approach) | IA |
| | Park et al. [22] | 2013 | 90 | History + PE + US | 55.8 | 22/68 | 5.3 | () HA: HA 20 mg + lidocaine (18 mL)
() CS: triamcinolone 40 mg + lidocaine (4 mL) | 3 (every 2 weeks) | US (posterior approach) | IA |
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CS: corticosteroid; F: female; HA: hyaluronic acid; IA: intra-articular; M: male; PE: physical examination; PT: physical therapy; US: ultrasonography.
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