The outcome of ultrasound-guided needle decompression and steroid injection in calcific tendinitis

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 596-600

  Yoo, Jae Chul ^a   Koh, Kyoung Hwan ^a   Park, Won Hah ^a   Park, Jae Chul ^a   Kim, Sang Min ^a   Yoon, Young Cheol ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Calcific tendinitis; conservative treatment; needle decompression; shoulder; subacromial steroid injection

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAVAGE; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SHOULDER RADIOGRAPHY; SHOULDER SURGERY; TENDINITIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; ACROMION; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; CALCINOSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; ECHOGRAPHY; INTRAARTICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHOULDER; TENDINOPATHY;

ACROMION; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CALCINOSIS; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SHOULDER JOINT; TENDINOPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77952102740     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2009.09.002     Document Type: Article

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