THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW
发明人:
BADALAMENTE, MARIE,WANG, EDWARD
申请号:
HK08104422.2
公开号:
HK1115295B
申请日:
2008.04.21
申请国别(地区):
HK
年份:
2014
代理人:
摘要:
The invention relates to the discovery that collagenase injections are effective to lyse the collagenous adhesions in the shoulder and treat the disorder, adhesive capsulitis. As such, the invention relates to methods of treating or preventing adhesive capsulitis, or frozen shoulder, in a patient in need of such treatment comprising injecting or otherwise delivering an effective amount of collagenase to the collagenous adhesions in the shoulder. The invention also relates to the use of collagenase in the manufacture of a medicament to treat adhesive capsulitis.