PMID: 3763219Aug 1, 1986Paper

The shoulder joint in chronic polyarthritis

Der Orthopäde
C J Petersson

Abstract

In patients with rheumatoid arthritis, shoulder problems are very common. In the present study, 96 of 105 patients, i.e., 91%, reported shoulder problems. Thirty-one percent of the patients had such severe shoulder disability that they considered it to be their main rheumatic problem. With increasing duration of the rheumatic shoulder disease, there are progressive destructive changes and a decrease in the range of motion and functional capacity even with conservative treatment, indicating that intervention with surgical procedures may be warranted. In the early effusive stages of rheumatic shoulder disease, radiological synovectomy with beta-emitting radionuclides may be indicated. In proliferative synovitis, surgical synovectomy gives good pain relief and increased shoulder mobility and function. In shoulders with more advanced painful shoulder arthropathy, shoulder replacement is gaining in popularity. However, it is mandatory that candidates must be selected very carefully for shoulder replacement and in patients with severe fibrotic capsulitis, muscular atrophy or mutilation with severe loss of bone, the results after shoulder replacement surgery are often less successful.

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