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- 2019
Ultrasound-guided percutaneous irrigation of calcific tendinopathy: technical developmentsDOI: 10.23750/abm.v90i5-S.8333 Keywords: rotator cuff, shoulder, ultrasound-guided procedures, calcific tendinopathy, percutaneus treatments Abstract: 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. (www.actabiomedica.it
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