| Title | Effectiveness of treatment of calcific tendinitis of the shoulder by disodium EDTA. | | Author(s) | Cacchio A, De Blasis E, Desiati P, Spacca G, Santilli V, De Paulis F | | Institution | San Salvatore Hospital of L'Aquila, Via L. Natali 1, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy. | | Source | Arthritis Rheum 2009 Jan 15; 61(1):84-91. | | Abstract | OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of disodium EDTA administration in the treatment of calcific tendinitis of the shoulder.
METHODS: Eighty patients with radiographically verified calcific tendinitis of the shoulder were enrolled between September 2001 and October 2003. Patients were randomly assigned to either a study group (n = 40) or a control group (n = 40). Pain and functional level were evaluated before and after treatment and at 1-year followup. Radiographic modifications in calcifications were evaluated before and after treatment. Disodium EDTA was administered through single needle mesotherapy and 15 minutes of pulsed-mode 1 MHz-ultrasound.
RESULTS: The study group displayed improvement in all of the parameters analyzed after treatment and at the 1-year followup. Calcifications disappeared completely in 62.5% of the patients in the study group and partially in 22.5%; calcifications partially disappeared in only 15% of the patients in the control group, and none displayed a complete disappearance.
CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that the use of disodium EDTA for the management of calcific tendinitis of the shoulder is safe and effective, leading to a significant reduction in pain, improvement in shoulder function, and disappearance of calcifications after 4 weeks, without adverse effects. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 19116968 |
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