Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Irrigation of Rotator Cuff Calcific Tendinopathy (US-PICT): Patient Experience

Table 2

Demographics of 91 patients undergoing US-PICT.

No. of patients	91
Gender
Men	33 (36%)
Women	58 (64%)
Age
(range)	(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.