The Natural History of Idiopathic Frozen Shoulder: A 2- to 27-year Followup Study

The natural history of spontaneous idiopathic frozen shoulder is controversial. Many studies claim that complete resolution is not inevitable. Based on the 40-year clinical experience of the senior author, we believed most patients with idiopathic frozen shoulder might have a higher rate of resolution than earlier thought. Heidi Vastamäki, Jyrki Kettunen and Martti Vastamäki. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research; Nov 2011 PDF