What Are Differential Diagnosis Of Frozen Shoulder ?
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| the other diagnosis of frozen shoulder |
1. Trauma :
• Fractures of shoulder region
• Other fractures anywhere in upper extremity
• Shoulder dislocation, especially a missed posterior dislocation
• Hemarthosis of shoulder secondary to contusion
2. Other soft Tissue Disorders about the Shoulder
• Tendonitis of rotator cuff
• Tendonitis of long head of biceps
• Subacromial bursitis
• Impingement
• Shoulder hand syndrome
• Fibrositis
• Soft tissue neoplasme
• Suprascapular nerve entrapment
• Thoracic outlet syndrome
• Neuralgic amyotrophy – personae turner syndrome
• Polymyalgia rheumatic
3. Joint Disorders
• Degenerative arthritis of acromiaclavicular joint
• Degenerative arthritis of glenohumeral joint
• Inflammatory arthritis – monarticular /polyarticular
• Septic arthritis
• Neurophatic arthritis , e.g., syringomyelia, diabetes
• Crystalline arthritis – gout, pseudogout
• Hemophilic arthritis
• Osteochondromatosis
4. Bone Disorders
• Avascular necrosis – osteonecrosis
• Metastatic tumor
• Primary bone tumor, including multiple myeloma
• Paget’s disease
• Osteomalacia
• Hyperparathyroidism
5. Cervical Spine Disorders
• Cervical spondylosis
• Cervical disc herniation
• Neoplasm
• Infection
6. Intrathoracic Disorders
• Diaphragmatic irritation
• Pancoast tumor
• Mycardial infarction
• Esophagitis
7. Abdominal Disorders
• Gastric ulcer
• Cholecystitis or cholelithiasis
• Subphrenic abscess
8. Psychogenic
Reference ; Clinical orthopedic Rehabilitation, ed: S Brent Brotzman.
