Success and long-term results of radiotherapy of periarthritis humeroscapularis
Hess, F.; Schnepper, E.
Der Radiologe 28(2): 84-86
1988
ISSN/ISBN: 0033-832X PMID: 3363115 Document Number: 310657
The results in 164 patients receiving radiotherapy for humeroscapular periarthritis were evaluated on the basis of questionnaires. In all, 76% of the patients reported an improvement. A long-term study over an average of 5 years showed 61 patients (49%) to have experienced long-lasting freedom from pain. However, 38 patients (24%) noticed no improvement. Criteria affecting the success of therapy seem to include the length of the history of the disease as well as inadequate differential diagnosis. No influence is attributed to age, sex or previous types of treatment.