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Adhesive Capsulitis of the Ankle (Frozen Ankle): An Infrequent Syndrome

Adhesive capsulitis, characterized by progressive fibrosis, causes a gradual, painful loss of both active and passive articular motion, leading to the final contracture of the joint capsule. The condition commonly referred to as “frozen ankle” (FA), which Goldman was the first to use, relates to the...

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Autores principales: Aguilar-Núñez, Daniel, Hamed-Hamed, Dina, Aguilar-García, María, Cuevas-Cervera, María, Pérez-Montilla, José Javier, González-Muñoz, Ana, Pruimboom, Leo, Navarro-Ledesma, Santiago
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Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10650681/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37760901
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines11092461
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author Aguilar-Núñez, Daniel
Hamed-Hamed, Dina
Aguilar-García, María
Cuevas-Cervera, María
Pérez-Montilla, José Javier
González-Muñoz, Ana
Pruimboom, Leo
Navarro-Ledesma, Santiago
author_facet Aguilar-Núñez, Daniel
Hamed-Hamed, Dina
Aguilar-García, María
Cuevas-Cervera, María
Pérez-Montilla, José Javier
González-Muñoz, Ana
Pruimboom, Leo
Navarro-Ledesma, Santiago
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description Adhesive capsulitis, characterized by progressive fibrosis, causes a gradual, painful loss of both active and passive articular motion, leading to the final contracture of the joint capsule. The condition commonly referred to as “frozen ankle” (FA), which Goldman was the first to use, relates to the ankle joint and is challenging to both diagnose and treat. Data acquired from people who suffer from this type of damage in other joints such as the shoulder, hip, and wrist also exists. Despite the fact that a well-defined model for the medical management of FA does not exist, a wide spectrum of local treatments, both surgical and non-surgical, exist. This review gives an overview of the current scientific position of the frozen ankle in terms of evolutionary factors, etiology, the different mechanisms of action involved, current treatment options, and other possible interventions based on recent discoveries of pathophysiological mechanisms. The application of extracorporeal shockwave therapy, stretching exercises, and corticosteroid injections combined with physical therapy modalities that enhance pain management, range of motion, and functional capacity is highly advisable for the treatment of adhesive capsulitis, commonly known as “frozen joints”. Furthermore, the addition of interventions both impacting and analyzing chronic hypoxia, low-grade inflammation, and sedentary life is proposed.
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spelling pubmed-106506812023-09-05 Adhesive Capsulitis of the Ankle (Frozen Ankle): An Infrequent Syndrome Aguilar-Núñez, Daniel Hamed-Hamed, Dina Aguilar-García, María Cuevas-Cervera, María Pérez-Montilla, José Javier González-Muñoz, Ana Pruimboom, Leo Navarro-Ledesma, Santiago Biomedicines Review Adhesive capsulitis, characterized by progressive fibrosis, causes a gradual, painful loss of both active and passive articular motion, leading to the final contracture of the joint capsule. The condition commonly referred to as “frozen ankle” (FA), which Goldman was the first to use, relates to the ankle joint and is challenging to both diagnose and treat. Data acquired from people who suffer from this type of damage in other joints such as the shoulder, hip, and wrist also exists. Despite the fact that a well-defined model for the medical management of FA does not exist, a wide spectrum of local treatments, both surgical and non-surgical, exist. This review gives an overview of the current scientific position of the frozen ankle in terms of evolutionary factors, etiology, the different mechanisms of action involved, current treatment options, and other possible interventions based on recent discoveries of pathophysiological mechanisms. The application of extracorporeal shockwave therapy, stretching exercises, and corticosteroid injections combined with physical therapy modalities that enhance pain management, range of motion, and functional capacity is highly advisable for the treatment of adhesive capsulitis, commonly known as “frozen joints”. Furthermore, the addition of interventions both impacting and analyzing chronic hypoxia, low-grade inflammation, and sedentary life is proposed. MDPI 2023-09-05 /pmc/articles/PMC10650681/ /pubmed/37760901 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines11092461 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Hamed-Hamed, Dina
Aguilar-García, María
Cuevas-Cervera, María
Pérez-Montilla, José Javier
González-Muñoz, Ana
Pruimboom, Leo
Navarro-Ledesma, Santiago
Adhesive Capsulitis of the Ankle (Frozen Ankle): An Infrequent Syndrome
title Adhesive Capsulitis of the Ankle (Frozen Ankle): An Infrequent Syndrome
title_full Adhesive Capsulitis of the Ankle (Frozen Ankle): An Infrequent Syndrome
title_fullStr Adhesive Capsulitis of the Ankle (Frozen Ankle): An Infrequent Syndrome
title_full_unstemmed Adhesive Capsulitis of the Ankle (Frozen Ankle): An Infrequent Syndrome
title_short Adhesive Capsulitis of the Ankle (Frozen Ankle): An Infrequent Syndrome
title_sort adhesive capsulitis of the ankle (frozen ankle): an infrequent syndrome
topic Review
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10650681/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37760901
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines11092461
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