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We had pre-procedure Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) pain score, 1- and 3-month VAS of patients of the Case Group, pre-procedure and 3-month VAS of patients of the Control Group.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The Case Group consisted of 41 patients (27 women; mean age: 45\u2009\u00b1\u20099years): 26 gluteus medius, 5 patellar tendon, 3 rectus femoris, 2 gluteus maximus, 2 common extensor tendon, 1 extensor carpi radialis longus, 1 pes anserinus, and 1 peroneus longus. The Control Group included 41 patients (27 women; mean age: 47\u2009\u00b1\u200911\u2009years). The mean pre-procedure VAS of the Case Group was 8.8\u2009\u00b1\u20090.7 with a significant (P\u2009&amp;lt;\u2009.001) drop at 1\u2009month (4.5\u2009\u00b1\u20090.6) and 3\u2009months (3.6\u2009\u00b1\u20090.6). The mean pre-procedure VAS of the Control Group was 8\u2009\u00b1\u20091.4 and dropped to 3.1\u2009\u00b1\u20091.6 after 3\u2009months (P\u2009&amp;lt;\u2009.001). Post-treatment VAS at 3\u2009months was not significantly different between two Groups (P\u2009=\u20090.134). Similarly, the decrease of VAS from baseline to 3 months was not significantly different between the two Groups (P\u2009=\u20090.264).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>US-PICT is a safe and effective procedure that can be used out of the shoulder.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Advances in knowledge<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>This study demonstrated the safety and effectiveness of US-PICT as a valuable therapeutic option for extra-shoulder calcific tendinitis, with similar clinical outcome to the same procedure performed in the rotator cuff. The technique must be adapted in some deeply located calcifications by means of the use of different needles and by thoroughly planning the access point for the procedure.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/bjr\/tqad020","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,1,10]],"date-time":"2024-01-10T00:12:13Z","timestamp":1704845533000},"page":"267-273","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["US-guided percutaneous irrigation of extra-shoulder calcific tendinitis"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"97","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7989-9861","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Domenico","family":"Albano","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi , Milan 20161, Italy"},{"name":"Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Chirurgiche ed Odontoiatriche, Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Milano , Milan 20122, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Umberto","family":"Viglino","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute, Scuola di Scienze Mediche e Farmaceutiche, Universit\u00e0 di Genova , Genoa 16132, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Carmelo","family":"Messina","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi , Milan 20161, Italy"},{"name":"Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche per la Salute, Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Milano , Milan 20122, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Stefano","family":"Fusco","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche per la Salute, Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Milano , Milan 20122, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Salvatore","family":"Gitto","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi , Milan 20161, Italy"},{"name":"Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche per la Salute, Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Milano , Milan 20122, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Francesca","family":"Lacelli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"ASL2 Dipartimento di Diagnostica - Radiologia P.O. 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