Rotator Cuff Calcific Tendonitis: Short-term and 10-year Outcomes after Two-Needle US-guided Percutaneous Treatment— Nonrandomized Controlled Trial

Abstract

US-guided percutaneous treatment facilitated prompt shoulder function recovery and pain relief. Treated patients had better outcomes than did nontreated patients at 1 year. However, 5 and 10 years after the procedure, the nontreated group reported outcomes similar to those of the treated group.

Migration of calcium deposits into subacromial–subdeltoid bursa and into humeral head as a rare complication of calcifying tendinitis: sonography and imaging

“…Calcifying tendinitis of the shoulder is a common condition characterized by the deposition of calcium, predominantly hydroxyapatite crystals, in the rotator cuff (1,2). A rare complication of this condition is the migration of calcium deposits from tendon fibers, usually of the supraspinatus, to the subacromial space, into the subacromial-subdeltoid bursa (2) or into the humeral greater tuberosity (6,7,8,9), which is responsible for the intense acute shoulder pain and functional disability.…”

“…Rotator cuff calcifications are common findings which occur in up to 7.5 % of adults. Women are more frequently affected than men, with a prevalence in their fourth to sixth decades of life [1].…”

Evaluation and Nonsurgical Management of Rotator Cuff Calcific Tendinopathy

“…These techniques may utilize two needles 24,41,42 or one. [43][44][45][46][47][48] The technique is often performed as follows ( Fig.…”

“…41 In an attempt to achieve better calcium salt dissolution, Scofienza recently investigated the variable of saline temperature. They found shorter procedure time and easier dissolution of calcium deposits.…”

Enthesopathy – a personal perspective on its manifestations, implications and treatment

“…It may be an incidental finding or exquisitely painful and is addressed with dry needling and attempted aspiration/irrigation and celestone 29 , 30 (Fig. 5).…”