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Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy vs Ultrasound Guided Injections for Supraspinatus Tendinitis

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February 2023

Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy vs Ultrasound Guided Injections for Supraspinatus Tendinitis

Vol: 303| Issue: 2| Number:13| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Comparison of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy and Ultrasound-Guided Shoulder Injection Therapy in Patients with Supraspinatus Tendinitis

Clin Orthop Surg . 2022 Dec;14(4):585-592.

Contributing Authors:
HW Lee JY Kim CW Park B Haotian GW Lee KC Noh

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Synopsis

Twenty-six patients with supraspinatus tendinitis were randomized to receive either extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT; n=13) or ultrasound-guided injection therapy (US; n=13). Outcomes of interest were pain measured using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), and function measured using the Constant Shoulder Score and the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) score. No differences were appare...

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