ArticleBioMed research international2020
Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Irrigation of Rotator Cuff Calcific Tendinopathy (US-PICT): Patient Experience.
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- Calcifications of the lateral and medial collateral ligament of the knee successfully treated with ultrasound-guided percutaneous fragmentation and lavage: a report of two cases.Journal of ultrasound · 2026Article
- Prognostic factors for outcomes following needling and shockwave therapy in rotator cuff calcific tendinitis: A systematic review.Shoulder & elbow · 2026Review
- Effectiveness of Ultrasound-Guided Lavage for Rotator Cuff Calcific Tendinopathy: A Case Series Study from a Clinical and Radiological Perspective.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Calcifying Tendinopathy of the Rotator Cuff: Barbotage vs. Shock Waves: Controlled Clinical Trial Protocol (BOTCH).Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- US-guided percutaneous irrigation of extra-shoulder calcific tendinitis.The British journal of radiology · 2024Article
- Ultrasound-guided percutaneous irrigation of rotator cuff calcific tendinosis. What radiologist should know.Polish journal of radiology · 2022Review
- Ultrasound-guided musculoskeletal interventional procedures around the shoulder.Journal of ultrasonography · 2021Article
- Imaging of calcific tendinopathy around the shoulder: usual and unusual presentations and common pitfalls.La Radiologia medica · 2021Review
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Abstract
purposeTo assess patients' experience of ultrasound-guided percutaneous irrigation of rotator cuff calcific tendinopathy (US-PICT).
methodsNinety-one patients (58 females; mean age: 50.5 ± 8.3 years) treated by US-PICT (local anesthesia, single-needle lavage, and intrabursal steroid injection) answered to a list of questions regarding their experience of the procedure before treatment, immediately after treatment, and three months later. The Borg CR10 scale was used to evaluate perceived pain, discomfort during anesthetic injection, and anxiety. The Wilcoxon, Spearman's rho, linear regression, and chi-square statistics were used.
results81/91 patients complained mild discomfort during the injection of anesthetics (2, 1-2). Pain scores during US-PICT were very low (0, 0-1), with 70% patients having not experienced pain. After treatment, we found a significant reduction of pain (before: 8, 7-8; 3-month: 3, 1-6;
conclusionsUS-PICT is a mildly painful, comfortable, and well-tolerated procedure, regardless of any previous treatments. Patients' satisfaction is correlated with clinical benefit and full explanation of the procedure and its complications.
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