Effect of the gut microbiota on frozen shoulder and potential mediating role of inflammatory cytokines: A Mendelian randomization study and mediation analysis.

Frozen shoulder (FS), characterized by chronic inflammation and joint fibrosis, remains etiologically unclear. Emerging evidence suggests that gut microbiota may modulate systemic inflammation via the "gut-joint axis," yet causal links to FS are unve…

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