1. Efficacy of ultrasound-guided percutaneous needle treatment of calcific tendinitis
- Author
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K. Nithin Vignesh, Hema Choudur, Adam McDowall, Mohit Bhandari, and Nicole Simunovic
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Percutaneous ,Pain relief ,law.invention ,Randomized controlled trial ,law ,medicine ,Humans ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Rotator cuff ,Therapeutic Irrigation ,Ultrasonography, Interventional ,Evidence-Based Medicine ,Relative efficacy ,business.industry ,Calcific tendinitis ,Calcinosis ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Ultrasound guided ,Surgery ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Treatment Outcome ,Tendinopathy ,Radiology ,business - Abstract
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to conduct a systematic review of the efficacy of ultrasound-guided needle lavage in treating calcific tendinitis. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Two independent assessors searched medical databases and screened studies for eligibility. RESULTS. Eleven articles were included. Heterogeneity among included studies precluded meta-analysis. Results of randomized controlled trials suggested no difference in pain relief between needle lavage and other interventions, but the studies were of low quality. CONCLUSION. Additional high-quality evidence is required to determine the relative efficacy of ultrasound-guided needle lavage in the management of calcific tendinitis of the rotator cuff.
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- 2014