Table 2.
Demographics of 91 patients undergoing US-PICT.
No. of patients | 91 |
Gender | |
Men | 33 (36%) |
Women | 58 (64%) |
Age | |
Mean ± sd (range) | 50.5 ± 8.3 (32-74) |
Affected shoulder | |
Right | 60 (66%) |
Left | 31 (34%) |
Tendon | |
Supraspinatus | 65 (71%) |
Infraspinatus | 11 (12%) |
Supraspinatus-infraspinatus | 5 (5%) |
Subscapularis | 10 (11%) |
Teres minor | 0 |
Duration of symptoms | |
0-6 months | 21 (23%) |
7-12 months | 28 (31%) |
13 months or more | 42 (46%) |
Treatments prior to US-PICT | |
Shock waves | 23 (25%) |
Steroid injection | 5 (5%) |
Both treatments | 24 (26%) |
None | 39 (43%) |
sd = standard deviation; US-PICT = ultrasound-guided percutaneous irrigation of calcific tendinopathy.