Editorial Commentary: Recalcitrant Idiopathic Adhesive Capsulitis of the Shoulder

Abstract An investigation of recalcitrant idiopathic adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder showed good outcomes with arthroscopic capsular release. However, it is critical that future authors carefully define the term “recalcitrant idiopathic adhesive capsulitis” so that we are speaking the same language and that future authors include a control (nonsurgical) treatment group to better determine whether surgery is truly superior to nonsurgical treatment.