Table 1.

Indications for Arthroscopic Capsular Release

Failure of well-performed, 6-mo rehabilitation program∗

Failure after ≥3 steroid injections within 6-mo interval∗

Failure of less invasive treatments such as joint distension or MUA∗

Severe PFSS in patients with diabetes mellitus in whom steroid treatment is contraindicated

Patients with predilection for expedited recovery

MUA, manipulation under anesthesia; PFSS, primary frozen shoulder syndrome.

^∗Failure is defined as a pain score of over 5 of 10 on a visual analog scale and range of motion reduced to less than 50% of normal motion.