Ultrasound-guided percutaneous treatment of calcific tendinitis of the shoulder: short- and long-time follow-up of calcific relapses and tendon tears

Purpose: In literature, there is no scientific studies that evaluate a long-term follow-up of any therapies for calcific tendinitis of the shoulder. The aim of our paper is to assess short- and long-time outcome of the ultrasound-guided percutaneous treatment of calcific tendinitis of the shoulder. Methods and materials: In 12 years, we treated 2829 shoulder with calcific tendinitis of rotator cuff. Patients presented with hyperalgic pain crisis or painful shoulder not responsive to medical therapy. They were treated with a double needle washing/aspiration technique. Among these, 724 patients were assessed after…