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ADHESIVE CAPSULITIS

“ Also known as ‘frozen shoulder’—more common in females and between 40 and 70 years of age. Clinically characterised by a restriction of bo...

Also known as ‘frozen shoulder’—more common in females and between 40 and 70 years of age.
Clinically characterised by a restriction of both active and passive elevation/external rotation. Associated with previous trauma and diabetes. It arises due to thickening of the coracohumeral ligament and joint capsule.
MRI (WITH OR WITHOUT ARTHROGRAPHY)

•  Thickened coracohumeral ligament
•  Synovial/joint capsule thickening
•  Obliteration of the fat triangle inferior to the coracoid