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Abstracts tagged "shoulder disorders"

  • Abstract Number: 1987 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Evaluating User Engagement and Real-World Impact of a PMR-Specific Digital Symptom Assessment Tool: A 12-Month Analysis of PainSpot™

    Shilpa Venkatachalam1, Erik Stone2, Ian Carroll3, angela Degrassi3, Shelley Fritz4 and David Curtis5, 1Global Healthy Living Foundation, New York, NY, 2Global Healthy Living Foundation, Nyack, NY, 3Global Healthy Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, NY, 4Global Healthy Living Foundation, Kalaheo, HI, 5Global Healthy Living Foundation, Meriden

    Background/Purpose: Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a systemic inflammatory condition affecting individuals over 50, marked by bilateral shoulder and hip stiffness and pain. Its nonspecific symptoms…
  • Abstract Number: 1203 • ACR Convergence 2024

    My Shoulder Hurts, What Should I Do? A Systematic Review and Bayesian Network Meta-analysis of Different Injectables in Glenohumeral Osteoarthritis

    Mohamed Abdelsalam1, Mona Sajed2, Aya Alsaeed3, Heba Abdelrahman4, roaa Rafat5, Mohamed Tarek6 and Asmaa al-Najjar7, 1Rheumatology, Rehabilitation and Physical medicine department - faculty of medicine -Misr University for science and technology, 6th of October, Al Jizah, Egypt, 2Faculty of Pharmacy - Al-Azhar university for girls, Mansoura, Ad Daqahliyah, Egypt, 3Faculty of medicine - Mansoura university, Mansoura, Ad Daqahliyah, Egypt, 4Faculty of medicine - Mansora university, Mansoura, Ad Daqahliyah, Egypt, 5Faculty of medicine, Ahfad University for Women, Khartoum, Sudan, Cairo, Egypt, 6Faculty of medicine - Al-Azhar university Cairo branch, Cairo, Egypt, 7Faculty of medicine - Al-Azhar university in Gaza, Gaza, Palestinian Territories

    Background/Purpose: Glenohumeral Osteoarthritis (GH OA) significantly impacts joint function and quality of life. Various intraarticular injectable treatments, including hyaluronic acid (HA), corticosteroids (GCs), platelet-rich plasma…
  • Abstract Number: 1585 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Suprascapular Nerve Block for the Treatment of Adhesive Capsulitis

    Ernst Shanahan1, Elizabeth Briggs1, Tiffany Gill2, Catherine Hill3 and Tim Morris4, 1SA Health, Adelaide, Australia, 2University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia, 3Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, Australia, 4Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia

    Background/Purpose: To investigate the value of suprascapular nerve block (SSNB) as a treatment option for adhesive capsulitis.Methods: Patients with adhesive capsulitis confirmed by a rheumatologist…
  • Abstract Number: 1701 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Development and Validity Evidence for a Tool to Assess the Performance of Shoulder Injections

    Andrea Ramirez-Gomez1, Amber Deptola1, Colin Diffie2, John Metzler1, Peter McDonnell1, Nathan Olafsen1 and Lisa Zickuhr3, 1Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 2Washington University, Saint Louis, MO, 3Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium, St. Louis, MO

    Background/Purpose: Shoulder pain is common.  Subacromial bursa and intra-articular glucocorticoid injections can provide pain relief while avoiding the risks associated with systemic therapies.  The American…
  • Abstract Number: 2213 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018

    Usefulness of Shoulder Radiographs to Aid in Determining Need for Advanced Imaging to Detect Operable or Inoperable Full-Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears

    Ryan Hoggan1, Andrea Barker2, Zhenhao Liu3, Curry L. Koening4 and Michael J. Battistone5, 1University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 2Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City Health Care System and University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, 3Rheumatology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 4Division of rheumatology, George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Salt Lake City and University of Utah, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, 5Rheumatology, Salt Lake City VA Medical Center and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

    Background/Purpose: Full-thickness rotator cuff tears (FTT) can be a debilitating cause of shoulder pain and loss of function. Delay in surgical evaluation may result in…
  • Abstract Number: 2251 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018

    Calcific Tendonitis of the Rotator Cuff: Do We Need Steroid Injection after Ultrasound Guided Percutaneous Lavage? Results of a 12-Months Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Study

    Christelle Darrieutort-Laffite1, Stéphane Varin2, Guillaume Coiffier3, Jean-David Albert3, Gregoire Cormier2 and Benoit Le Goff1, 1Rheumatology, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France, 2Rheumatology, La Roche-Sur-Yon Hospital, La Roche-Sur-Yon, France, 3Rheumatology, Rennes University Hospital, Rennes, France

    Background/Purpose: Rotator cuff calcific tendinopathy is a common condition causing up to 20% of the painful shoulder. Ultrasound-guided percutaneous lavage (UGPL) is indicated after failure…
  • Abstract Number: 2079 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017

    Rotator Cuff Calcific Tendinopathy: Chondrocyte-like Cells Surrounding Calcific Deposits Express TNAP and ENPP1, Two Key Enzymes of the Mineralization Process.

    Christelle Darrieutort-Laffite1,2, Aurélie Najm1,3, Thomas Garraud1,2, Pierre Layrolle2, Frédéric Blanchard3 and Benoit Le Goff1,2, 1Rheumatology, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France, 2INSERM U1238, PHY-OS Laboratory, Nantes, France, 3INSERM U1238 University of medicine, PHY-OS Laboratory, Nantes, France

    Background/Purpose: Calcific tendinopathy represents 10 to 42% of chronic painful shoulders. These calcium deposits are composed of carbonated apatite. Although the disease is frequent, its…
  • Abstract Number: 1440 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015

    Outcomes and Cost-Effectiveness of Shoulder Injections with Sonographic Needle Guidance

    Timothy Moore1, Wilmer Sibbitt Jr.1, Cole Paffett2, Dan Tandberg3, Arthur Bankhurst4, Roderick Fields5 and Suzanne Emil1, 1Rheumatology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 2School of Medicine, Univeristy of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 3University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 4Rheum/ MSC 105550, University of NM Med Ctr, Albuquerque, NM, 5Rheumatology, University of New Mexico, Albquerque, NM

    Background/Purpose: Sonographic needle guidance (USG) of musculoskeletal injections has improved outcomes of intraarticular (IA) injections, but is associated with increased procedural costs. This practical randomized…
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