Ultrasound-guided percutaneous irrigation of calcific tendinopathy: technical developments

Acta Biomed. 2019 Apr 24;90(5-S):95-100. doi: 10.23750/abm.v90i5-S.8333.

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.

MeSH terms

  • Anesthesia, Local / methods*
  • Anesthetics, Local / therapeutic use
  • Arthroscopy / methods
  • Calcinosis / complications*
  • Calcinosis / diagnosis
  • Calcinosis / therapy
  • Humans
  • Rotator Cuff / diagnostic imaging*
  • Shoulder Pain / diagnosis
  • Shoulder Pain / etiology
  • Shoulder Pain / therapy*
  • Tendinopathy / complications
  • Tendinopathy / diagnosis
  • Tendinopathy / therapy*
  • Therapeutic Irrigation
  • Ultrasonography, Interventional / methods*

Substances

  • Anesthetics, Local