Needle aspiration of calcific deposits (NACD) for calcific tendinitis is safe and effective: Six months follow-up of clinical results and complications in a series of 431 patients

Highlights • NACD is an effective treatment for calcific tendinitis of the rotator cuff. • One third of the patients will require multiple treatments. • Repeated NACD procedures are equally effective as the primary procedure. • NACD has a low complication rate, the risk of infection should, however,...

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Published in:European journal of radiology 2016-04, Vol.85 (4), p.689-694
Main Authors: Oudelaar, Bart W, Schepers-Bok, Relinde, Ooms, Edwin M, Huis in ’t Veld, Rianne, Vochteloo, Anne J.H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Bursitis - etiology
Calcific tendinitis
Calcinosis - complications
Calcinosis - therapy
Cohort Studies
Complications
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Needle aspiration of calcific deposits
Needles
Outcome
Pain - etiology
Pain Management - methods
Radiology
Retrospective Studies
Rotator cuff
Rotator Cuff - pathology
Suction
Synovitis - etiology
Tendinopathy - complications
Tendinopathy - therapy
Treatment
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Highlights • NACD is an effective treatment for calcific tendinitis of the rotator cuff. • One third of the patients will require multiple treatments. • Repeated NACD procedures are equally effective as the primary procedure. • NACD has a low complication rate, the risk of infection should, however, be accounted for.
ISSN:0720-048X
1872-7727
DOI:10.1016/j.ejrad.2016.01.018