Treatment of the calcific tendinopathy of the rotator cuff by ultrasound-guided percutaneous needle lavage. Two years prospective study

Muscles, Ligaments and Tendons Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 220-225

  Del Castillo González, Federico ^a   José Ramos Álvarez, Juan ^b   Rodríguez Fabián, Guillermo ^a   González Pérez, José ^a   Calderón Montero, Javier ^c  

^a Deyre Medical Centre   (Spain)

^b SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Spain)

^c Universidad Politécnica de Madrid   (Spain)

Author keywords

Calcified tendinopathy; Percutaneous lavage; Puncture; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904303300     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22404554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11138/mltj/2014.4.2.220     Document Type: Article

References (46)

1. Maffulli N. Basic science and rotator cuff repair: where have we arrived? Med Sport Sci. 2012; 57: VIII-X.
2. Longo UG, Berton A, Papapietro N, Maffulli N, Denaro V. Epidemiology, genetics and biological factors of rotator cuff tears. Med Sport Sci. 2012; 57: 1-9.
3. Welfling J, Kahn MF, Desroy M, Paolaggi JB, de Seze S. Calcifications of the shoulder. II. The disease of multiple tendinous calcifications. Rev Rhum Mal Osteoartic. 1965; 32(6): 325-334.
4. Oliva F, Via AG, Maffulli N. Calcific tendinopathy of the rotator cuff tendons. Sports Med Arthrosc. 2011; 19(3): 237-243.
5. Friedman M. Calcified tendinitis of the shoulder. Am J Surg. 1957; 94: 56-61.
6. Rupp S, Seil R, Kohn D. Tendinosis calcarea of the rotator cuff. Orthopade. 2000; 10: 852-867.
7. Siegal DS, Wu JS, Newman JS, Del Cura JL, Hochman MG. Calcific tendinitis: a pictorial review. Can Assoc Radiol J. 2009; 60(5): 263-272.
8. Seitz AL, McClure PW, Finucane S, Boardman ND, 3rd, Michener LA. Mechanisms of rotator cuff tendinopathy: intrinsic, extrinsic, or both? Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2011; 26(1): 1-12.
9. Oliva F, Giai Via A, Maffulli N. Physiopathology of intratendinous calcific deposition. BMC Medicine. 2012; 10(95).
10. Harvie P, Pollard TC, Carr AJ. Calcific tendinitis: natural history and association with endocrine disorders. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2007; 16(2): 169-173.
11. Green S, Buchbinder R, Hetrick S. Physiotherapy interventions for shoulder pain. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2003(2): CD004258.
12. Kachewar SG, Kulkarni DS. Calcific tendinitis of the rotator cuff: a review. J Clin Diagn Res. 2013; 7(7): 1482-1485.
13. Wang CJ. Extracorporeal shockwave therapy in musculoskeletal disorders. J Orthop Surg Res. 2012; 7: 11.
14. Lee SY, Cheng B, Grimmer-Somers K. The midterm effectiveness of extracorporeal shockwave therapy in the management of chronic calcific shoulder tendinitis. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2011; 20(5): 845-854.
15. Vavken P, Holinka J, Rompe JD, Dorotka R. Focused extracorporeal shock wave therapy in calcifying tendinitis of the shoulder: a meta-analysis. Sports Health. 2009; 1(2): 137-144.
16. Ioppolo F, Tattoli M, Di Sante L, et al. Clinical improvement and resorption of calcifications in calcific tendinitis of the shoulder after shock wave therapy at 6 months' follow-up: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2013; 94(9): 1699-1706.
17. Farin PU, Rasanen H, Jaroma H, Harju A. Rotator cuff calcifications: treatment with ultrasound-guided percutaneous needle aspiration and lavage. Skeletal Radiol. 1996; 25(6): 551-554.
18. Serafini G, Sconfienza LM, Lacelli F, Silvestri E, Aliprandi A, Sardanelli F. Rotator cuff calcific tendonitis: short-term and 10-year outcomes after two-needle us-guided percutaneous treatment--nonrandomized controlled trial. Radiology. 2009; 252(1): 157-164.
19. Aina R, Cardinal E, Bureau NJ, Aubin B, Brassard P. Calcific shoulder tendinitis: treatment with modified US-guided fineneedle technique. Radiology. 2001; 221(2): 455-461.
20. del Cura J, Torre I, Zabala R, Legórburu A. Sonographically guided percutaneous needle lavage in calcific tendinitis of the shoulder: short-and long-term results Am J Roentgenol. 2007; 189(3): 128-134.
21. Zhu J, Jiang Y, Hu Y, Xing C, Hu B. Evaluating the long-term effect of ultrasound-guided needle puncture without aspiration on calcifying supraspinatus tendinitis. Adv Ther. 2008; 25(11): 1229-1234.
22. Sconfienza LM, Viganò S, Martini C, et al. Double-needle ultrasound-guided percutaneous treatment of rotator cuff calcific tendinitis: tips & tricks. Skeletal Radiol. 2013; 42(1): 19-24.
23. De Zordo T, Ahmad N, Odegaard F, et al. US-guided therapy of calcific tendinopathy: clinical and radiological outcome assessment in shoulder and non-shoulder tendons. Ultraschall Med. 2011; 32 Suppl 1: S117-23.
24. Balke M, Bielefeld R, Schmidt C, Dedy N, Liem D. Calcifying tendinitis of the shoulder: midterm results after arthroscopic treatment. Am J Sports Med. 2012; 40(3): 657-661.
25. Wittenberg RH, Rubenthaler F, Wolk T, Ludwig J, Willburger RE, Steffen R. Surgical or conservative treatment for chronic rotator cuff calcifying tendinitis--a matched-pair analysis of 100 patients. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2001; 121(1-2): 56-59.
26. Comfort TH, Arafiles RP. Barbotage of the shoulder with image-intensified fluoroscopic control of needle placement for calcific tendinitis. Clinical orthopaedics and related research. 1978(135): 171-178.
27. Cacchio A, Rompe JD, Serafini G, Sconfienza LM, Sardanelli F. US-guided percutaneous treatment of shoulder calcific tendonitis: some clarifications are needed. Radiology. 2010; 254 (3): 990; author reply-1.
28. Lee KS, Rosas HG. Musculoskeletal ultrasound: how to treat calcific tendinitis of the rotator cuff by ultrasound-guided single-needle lavage technique. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2010; 195(3): 638.
29. Huskisson EC. Measurement of pain. Lancet. 1974; 2(7889): 1127-1131.
30. World, Medical, Association, editors. 64 WMA General Assembly. Declaration of Helsinki. 2012; Fortaleza (Brasil). http: //www.wma.net/es/30publications/10policies/b3/.
31. Padulo J, Oliva F, Frizziero A, Maffulli N. Muscles, Ligaments and Tendons Journal. Basic principles and recommendations in clinical and field science research. MLTJ. 2013; 4: 250-252.
32. SPSS. SPSS Stadistics 19.0. Command Syntax Reference: SPSS Inc.; 2010.
33. Rebuzzi E, Coletti N, Schiavetti S, Giusto F. Arthroscopy surgery versus shock wave therapy for chronic calcifying tendinitis of the shoulder. J Orthop Traumatol. 2008; 9(4): 179-187.
34. Boyer T. Arthroscopic treatment of calcifying tendinitis of the rotator cuff. Chir Main. 2006; 25(Suppl 1): S29-35.
35. Thomas T, Beaudreuil J. Non-traumatic pathology of the shoulder: medical treatment. Rev Prat. 2006; 56(14): 1550-1555.
36. Leduc B, Caya J, Tremblays S, Bureau NJ, Dumont M. Treatment of calcific tendinitis of the shoulder by acetic acid iontophoresis: A double-blind randomized controlled trial. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2003; 84(10): 1523-1527.
37. Seil R, Litzenburger H, Kohn D, Rupp S. Arthroscopic treatment of chronically painful calcifying tendinitis of the supraspinatus tendon. Arthroscopy. 2006; 22(5): 521-527.
38. Burkhart S, Esch J, Jolson R. The rotator crescent and rotator cable: An anatomic description of the shoulder's suspension bridge. Arthroscopy. 1993; 9: 611-616.
39. Ling SC, Chen CF, Wan RX. A study on the vascular supply of the supraspinatus tendon. Surg Radiol Anat. 1990; 12(3): 161-165.
40. Pfister J, Gerber H. Chronic calcyfying tendinitis of the shoulder-therapy by percutaneous and lavage: A prospective open study of 62 shoulders. Clin Rheumatol 1997; 16: 269-274.
41. Ogon P, Suedkamp NP, Jaeger M, Izadpanah K, Koestler W, Maier D. Prognostic factors in nonoperative therapy for chronic symptomatic calcific tendinitis of the shoulder. Arthritis Rheum. 2009; 60(10): 2978-2984.
42. Lubojacky J. Calcareous tendinitis of the shoulder. Treatment by needling. Acta Chir Orthop Traumatol Cech. 2009; 76(3): 225-231.
43. Weber SC, Abrams JS, Nottage WM. Complications associated with arthroscopic shoulder surgery. Arthroscopy. 2002; 18 (2 Suppl 1): 88-95.
44. Rompe J, Zoellner J, Nafe B. Shock wave therapy versus conventional surgery in the treatment of calcifying tendinitis of the shoulder. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2001; 387: 72-82.
45. Haake M, Rautmann M, Wirth T. Assessment of the treatment costs of extracorporeal shock wave therapy versus surgical treatment for shoulder diseases. Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 2001; 17(4): 612-617.
46. Gärtner J, Heyer A. Calcific tendinitis of the shoulder. Orthopade 1995; 24(3): 284-302.