Yazarlar
M Murat Seven, O Ersen, S Akpancar, H Ozkan, S Turkkan, Y Yıldız, K Koca
Yayın tarihi
2017/5/1
Dergi
Revue de chirurgie orthopédique et traumatologique
Cilt
103
Sayı
3
Sayfalar
302
Yayıncı
Elsevier Masson
Açıklama
Background
Rotator cuff lesions are one of the major causes of shoulder pain and dysfunction. Numerous non-surgical treatment modalities have been described for chronic rotator cuff lesions, but the debate continues over the optimal procedure. The aim of this report is to present the results of prolotherapy in the treatment of chronic refractory rotator cuff lesions.
Hypothesis
Dextrose prolotherapy will reduce pain and improve shoulder function and patient satisfaction.
Material and methods
We recruited 120 patients with chronic rotator cuff lesions and symptoms that persisted for longer than 6 months. Patients were divided into two groups: one treated with exercise (control group; n = 60) and the other treated with prolotherapy injection (prolotherapy group; n = 60). In the latter, ultrasound-guided prolotherapy injections were applied under aseptic conditions. In the former, patients received a physiotherapy protocol …