Evidence for minimally invasive therapies in the management of chronic calcific tendinopathy of the rotator cuff: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1240-1249

  Louwerens, Jan K G ^a   Sierevelt, Inger N ^a   van Noort, Arthur ^a   van den Bekerom, Michel P J ^b  

^a Department of Orthopaedic Surgery   (Netherlands)

^b Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Spaarne Ziekenhuis ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Calcific; Evidence based; Minimally invasive; Rotator cuff; Shoulder; Tendinopathy; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; CALCIFIC TENDINOPATHY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; META ANALYSIS; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PETECHIA; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ROTATOR CUFF; ROTATOR CUFF INJURY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TENDINITIS; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; CALCINOSIS; RADIATION; TENDINOPATHY; THERAPEUTIC USE;

CALCINOSIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; HIGH-ENERGY SHOCK WAVES; HUMANS; ROTATOR CUFF; TENDINOPATHY;

EID: 84904786873     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: 15326500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2014.02.002     Document Type: Review

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