US-guided percutaneous irrigation of calcific tendinopathy of the rotator cuff in patients with or without previous external shockwave therapy.
Ezio LanzaFrancesca PiccoliCristina IntrieriRiccardo MugliaLetterio Salvatore PolitiMario BorroniAlessandro CastagnaLuca Maria SconfienzaPublished in: La Radiologia medica (2020)
US-PICT of the rotator cuff is an effective procedure to reduce shoulder pain and increase mobility in patients with calcific tendinopathy, both in short- and long-term time intervals. Previous unsuccessful ESWT does not affect the outcome of US-PICT.