POSTER ABSTRACTS - ISAKOS

shoulders. All professional rugby players returned
to the same level of rugby. This is the largest
reported series of isolated ACJ resections using
the two superior portal technique.
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Evaluation of Prognostic Factors of Adhesive
Capsulitis of the Shoulder
Giuseppe Milano, Sassari, ITALY, Presenter
Fabio Ziranu, Sassari, ITALY
Laura Deriu, Sassari, ITALY
Angelino Sanna, Sassari, ITALY
Stefano Piras, Sassari, ITALY
Donatella Zarelli, Sassari, ITALY
Pier Damiano Mulas, Sassari, ITALY
Carlo Fabbriciani, Rome, ITALY
Department of Orthopaedics - University of
Sassari, Sassari, ITALY
Purpose of the study: To find out the prognostic
factors of adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder
treated by arthroscopic capsular release in a
prospective study. Type of the study: Prognostic
prospective study. Level of evidence: Level I.
Materials and Methods: We evaluated
prospectively 47 patients (18 males and 29
females) affected by primary adhesive capsulitis of
the shoulder. All patients underwent an
arthroscopic capsular release. Mean age of the
patients was 53.5 years. Dominant arm was
involved in 61.7% of the cases. Time elapsed from
onset of symptoms to surgery ranged between 3
and 48 months (average: 15.8 months). We found
a diabetes mellitus in 42.6% of the cases and a
full-thickness rotator cuff tear in 29.8% of the
cases. Cuff tears were not repaired. All the
patients were evaluated at follow-up, which
ranged from 12 to 60 months (average: 27.2
months). Preoperative and outcome evaluation
were performed with the Constant-Murley score.
Absolute score, relative score (corrected for
gender and age) and improvement in points were
evaluated according to the following variables:
gender, age, dominance, timing, diabetes
mellitus, rotator cuff tear, duration of follow-up,
and preoperative score. Statistical analysis was
performed using t-test for dichotomic variables
and linear correlation for continuous variables.
Significance was considered for p