Ultrasound-guided percutaneous irrigation of calcific tendinopathy: technical developments

Rotator cuff calcific tendinopathy (RCCT) is a common and painful shoulder disease characterised  by deposition of calcium into the rotator cuff's tendond. Different therapeutic options have been proposed, but the ultrasound-guided percutaneous irrigation (US-PICT) is been proved as an effectiv...

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Published inActa bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis Vol. 90; no. 5-S; pp. 95 - 100
Main Authors Pagnini, Francesco, D'Amuri, Fabiano Vito, Bevilacqua, Andrea, Sabatino, Vittorio, Russo, Umberto, Zappia, Marcello, Natella, Raffaele, Palumbo, Pierpaolo, Pradella, Silvia, Miele, Vittorio, De Filippo, Massimo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Italy Mattioli 1885 24.04.2019
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Summary:Rotator cuff calcific tendinopathy (RCCT) is a common and painful shoulder disease characterised  by deposition of calcium into the rotator cuff's tendond. Different therapeutic options have been proposed, but the ultrasound-guided percutaneous irrigation (US-PICT) is been proved as an effective and safe first-line treatment. It can be performed with a single- of a double-needle tecnique, using warm saline solution to improve the dissolution of the calcific deposit. The procedure is ended with an intrabursal injection of local anaesthetics and slow-release steroids to improve the pain relief and to prevent complications. US-PICT leads to significative improvement in the shoulder funtion and pain relief in the short and long term, with a low complications rate.
ISSN:0392-4203
2531-6745
DOI:10.23750/abm.v90i5-S.8333