Role of bicipital tenotomy in adhesive capsulitis
Purpose: To compare the results of arthroscopic capsular release of frozen shoulder with the tenotomy of the long head of biceps tendon versus capsular release without long head of biceps tenotomy. Methods: This is a prospective study that will include forty patients with resistant frozen shoulder presenting to El- Hadra University Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt. Arthroscopic release will be performed on twenty patients with biceps tenotomy (group A), while the other twenty patients will undergo arthroscopic release without biceps tenotomy (group B). Patients were evaluated preoperatively, at 2 week and 6 weeks postoperatively as regard Constant and Murley score. Results: In group (A), at the end of the follow up period, the mean score was (84.55 ± 19.32) ranging from 68.0 – 164.0 according to the Constant and Murly shoulder score. (table 5) . In group (B), at the end of the follow up period, the mean score was (79.55 ± 6.85) ranging from 68.0 – 94.0 according to the Constant and Murly shoulder score. . The difference between the means of postoperative total score in both groups was statistically insignificant (p = 0.718). Conclusion: Arthroscopic capsular release is an effective and safe method for treatment of refractory cases of frozen shoulder in which other treatment methods failed. Arthroscopic capsular release, achieves dramatic pain and motion improvement immediately postoperative, allowing very early postoperative rehabilitation. Circumferential capsular release is mandatory to achieve considerable range of shoulder motion in all directions. There are no significant differences between arthroscopic capsular release with biceps tenotomy and without biceps tenotomy regarding to final Constant and Murley score. Internal rotation is the slowest and most difficult motion to recover while gains in forward elevation are achieved the fastest.The improvement in range of external rotation is better than the improvement in the internal rotation. Diabetes mellitus is a bad prognostic risk factor, and the improvement in the range of motion in non-diabetic patients is better than the improvement in diabetic