Sonographically Guided Percutaneous Sectioning of the Coracohumeral Ligament for the Treatment of Refractory Adhesive Capsulitis: Proof of Concept

• Published in: Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) Vol. 21; no. 12; pp. 3314 - 3319
• Main Authors: Wahezi, Sayed, Yerra, Sandeep, Rivelis, Yulia, Sitapara, Kishan, Gonzalez, David, Downie, Sherry, Jain, Ruchi, Deer, Tim, Abd-Elsayed, Alaa, Gulati, Amit
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 01.12.2020
• Subjects: Bursitis; Bursitis - diagnostic imaging; Bursitis - surgery; Cadaver; Cadavers; Care and treatment; Health aspects; Humans; Joint diseases; Ligaments; Ligaments, Articular - diagnostic imaging; Ligaments, Articular - surgery; Methods; Operative ultrasonography; Pain management; Sectioning; Shoulder; Shoulder Joint; Shoulder surgery; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonics in surgery; Ultrasonography; Ultrasound; United States; Incision; TENEX; Adhesive Capsulitis; Coracohumeral Ligament; Cadaver

Abstract Introduction Treatment options are limited for nonsurgical chronic refractory cases of adhesive capsulitis. We describe a novel percutaneous tenotomy technique for coracohumeral ligament interruption with cadaveric validation. Objective The objective of this study was to describe and valida...