SHOULDER & ELBOW
Calcifying tendinitis of shoulder: high- vs low-energy extracorporeal shock wave therapy
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Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2014 Sep;472(9):2816-25. doi: 10.1007/s11999-014-3680-0. Epub 2014 May 29.
This meta-analysis/systematic review identified 5 randomized controlled trials (359 patients) that compared high- to low-energy extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) for calcifying tendinitis of the shoulder. The aim of this analysis was to investigate functional outcome using Constant-Murley scores and radiologic resorption of calcium deposits between groups. High-energy ESWT showed a greater improvement in function and a greater chance of resorption of the deposits compared to low-energy ESWT up to 6 months post-treatment.
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