2021 Annual Meeting Shoulder Access Pass-Relative Efficacy of Three of Nonsurgical Treatments for Calcific Tendinitis: Physical Therapy vs Steroid Injeciton vs Ultrasound-Guided Aspiration

Relative Efficacy of Three of Nonsurgical Treatments for Calcific Tendinitis: Physical Therapy vs Steroid Injeciton vs Ultrasound-Guided Aspiration

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In this video, the speaker expresses gratitude to their mentors, Dr. Albert Lin and Dr. Mauricio Drummond, and explains that the study builds upon previous work on calcific tendonitis. They outline the treatment options available, including rest, observation, physical therapy, corticosteroid injections, and ultrasound-guided aspiration. The study aims to determine the most effective initial treatment for avoiding surgery and the impact of preoperative treatment on postoperative outcomes. The retrospective cohort study includes patients diagnosed with calcific tendonitis between 2009 and 2019. The results show that approximately 44% of patients were able to avoid surgery, regardless of the treatment option used. Surgical patients experienced improvements post-operatively, with no significant differences based on the preoperative treatment. The study concludes that conservative treatments are successful in avoiding surgery around 50% of the time, and there is no significant difference between treatment options. Surgical patients generally have positive outcomes regardless of the preoperative treatment.

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Dr. Robin Dunn

Keywords

calcific tendonitis

treatment options

avoiding surgery

preoperative treatment

postoperative outcomes