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ArticleJournal of orthopaedics

Questioning the therapeutic value of corticosteroid bursal injection after ultrasound-guided irrigation and lavage for the treatment of shoulder calcific tendinosis.

Michael-Alexander Malahias, Efstathios Chronopoulos, Vasileios Raoulis, Nikolaos Vergados, Maria-Kyriaki Kaseta, Vasileios S Nikolaou

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Article in Journal of orthopaedics. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Michael-Alexander Malahias2nd Orthopaedic Department. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Athens, Greece.
Efstathios Chronopoulos2nd Orthopaedic Department. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Athens, Greece.
Vasileios RaoulisDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece.
Nikolaos Vergados"401" Military General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Maria-Kyriaki Kaseta2nd Orthopaedic Department. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Athens, Greece.
Vasileios S Nikolaou2nd Orthopaedic Department. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Athens, Greece.
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GR401 General Military Hospital of Athens · GRUniversity of Thessaly · GR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe therapeutic value of corticosteroid bursal injection after ultrasound-guided irrigation and lavage for the treatment of shoulder calcific tendinosis has not been established yet in the long term.

methods41 patients suffering from chronic symptomatic rotator cuff calcific tendinopathy were recruited for this study. Group A (20 patients) received a double needle ultrasound-guided irrigation and lavage of the calcification with xylocaine injection, while group B (21 patients) underwent a double needle ultrasound-guided irrigation and lavage of the calcification with a xylocaine and betamethazone bursal injection.

resultsAfter twelve months, we documented full -or almost full- decline (VAS: 0-20/100) of the symptoms in 70% of the group A patients and in 61.9% of the group B patients. There was no statistical difference (chi square, p < 0.05) in group success ratio. We also did not find any statistical difference as for the mean Q-DASH difference between the two groups (

conclusionsIt was proven that the additional use of corticosteroid bursal injection did not provide with any additional short- to mid-term therapeutic benefit those patients with shoulder calcific tendinopathy who were treated with ultrasound-guided aspiration.

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Calcific aspirationCorticosteroid shoulder injectionRotator cuff tendinopathyShoulder calcificUltrasound guided irrigation and lavage

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PMID32189877
PMCPMC7067993
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