title: Pulsed radiofrequency lesioning of the axillary and suprascapular nerve in calcific tendinitis.
abstract: The patient was a 45-year-female who presented with pain at right shoulder and right upper arm. The patient suffered from right shoulder and arm pain for 3 years and had pain management which was performed using medication and conservative management after she had been diagnosed with calcific tendinitis. However, substantial pain relief was not consistently achieved, and recurrence of pain was reported. Therefore, we performed right axillary nerve and suprascapular nerve block through pulsed radiofrequency. Two months after the procedure, the shoulder pain gradually subsided with the size reduction of the calcified nodule and she needed no more pain management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
authors.forename: Jun Sik
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Francis Sahngun
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Nahm
authors.forename: Eun Joo
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Pyung Bok
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Guen Young
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Lee