| Autor: |
Farin, P. U., Räsänen, Heikki, Jaroma, Heikki, Harju, Arvi, Räsänen, H, Jaroma, H, Harju, A |
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Skeletal Radiology; Aug1996, Vol. 25 Issue 6, p551-554, 4p |
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Objective: To analyze the results of ultrasound (US)-guided needle puncture, aspiration and lavage in the treatment of symptomatic calcific tendinitis of the rotator cuff.Design and Patients: Atraumatic pain in 61 shoulders of 58 patients was resistant to conservative therapy. The average age of the treated patients was 42 years (range 26-49 years), follow-up was 12 months, and the mean diameter of the calcifications was 1.6 cm (range 1.1-2.9 cm). With US guidance and local anesthesia, two needles were placed within each calcification. The calcification was punctured 10-15 times and saline solution injected and aspirated using the needles until the aspirate was free of calcific particles.Results and Conclusions: Based on radiographs at 1 year follow-up. 74% (45 of 61) of the calcifications decreased, including 28% (17 of 61) which disappeared totally, and 26% (16 of 61) were unchanged. Calcifications with a faint or absent shadow on US proved to be nearly liquid (slurry calcification in 93% (14 of 15) of cases and could be aspirated. Clinical results were excellent in 74% (45 of 61), moderate in 16% (10 of 61) and poor in 10% (6 of 61) of cases. US offers technical advantages over fluoroscopy, and the typical US image of a slurry calcification helps to select the most suitable patients for aspiration treatment. The results are comparable with those using fluoroscopic guidance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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