Double-needle ultrasound-guided percutaneous treatment of rotator cuff calcific tendinitis: tips & tricks.

Luca Maria Sconfienza, Sara Viganò, Chiara Martini, Alberto Aliprandi, Pietro Randelli, Giovanni Serafini, Francesco Sardanelli

Journal: Skeletal radiology 2013;42(1):19-24

PMID: 22710923

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Abstract

Rotator cuff calcific tendinitis is a very common disease and may result in a very painful shoulder. Aetiology of this disease is still poorly understood. When symptoms are mild, this disease may be treated conservatively. Several treatment options have been proposed. Among them, ultrasound-guided procedures have been recently described. All procedures use one or two needles to inject a fluid, to dissolve calcium and to aspirate it. In the present article, we review some tips and tricks that may be useful to improve performance of an ultrasound-guided double-needle procedure.

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DOI: 10.1007/s00256-012-1462-x

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MeSH Terms: Anesthesia, Local, Calcinosis, Disinfection, Humans, Injections, Intralesional, Needles, Rotator Cuff, Shoulder Pain, Sodium Chloride, Tendinopathy, Therapeutic Irrigation, Ultrasonography, Interventional