Ultrasound guided interventions in rotator cuff calcific tendonitis

Purpose: To present our experience with treating rotator cuff calcific tendinitis and mild forms of shoulder impingement syndrome with ultrasound guided interventions. Material and methods: Twenty-one (21) patients (27 shoulders), mean age 48 years (range 27 – 68 years) with shoulder impingement syndrome and concomitant rotator cuff calcific tendinitis (16 shoulders) were prospectively followed, after ultrasound guided interventions (dry needling and injections of local anaesthetic and corticosteroids in the subacromial space and in the acromioclavicular joint). A high frequency (12 MHz) probe was used. 7.5 ml o…