PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Effect of Hypertonic Saline in Intra-Articular Hydraulic Distension for Adhesive Capsulitis.
Maintaining the integrity of the capsule along with infusing a sufficient amount of fluid is 1 of the therapeutic concepts in intra-articular hydraulic distension (IHD) for adhesive capsulitis. It has been known that hypertonic saline solution decreases tissue edema and increases the fluid volume within the epidural space, causing microdissection, in epidural adhesiolysis. ⋯ Our results suggest that CPIHD with hypertonic saline solution is more effective than that using normal saline solution in patients with adhesive capsulitis.