“…Kamineni et al [12] and Shpitzer et al [13] reported that there was no difference in recurrence rate between patients treated by loose body removal alone and those treated by loose body removal with additional synovectomy. On the other hand, Lee et al [14] proposed that synovectomy to the extent possible should be performed regardless of histopathological characteristic and/or Milgram classification. To date, however, there has been no report on the long-term results of SCM of the shoulder.…”