title: [Effects of triple shoulder injection accompanied by fluoroscopy on pain experienced by patients with chronic shoulder pain].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed at determining the short-, mid- and long-term effects of a triple shoulder injection accompanied by fluoroscopy on Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) values in patients with chronic shoulder pain.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was conducted by retrospective investigation of the files of 92 patients experiencing chronic shoulder pain, and on whom a triple shoulder injection with 40 mg methylprednisolone and 25 mg bupivacaine accompanied by fluoroscopy was applied between January 01, 2011 and August 31, 2012.
  
  
  RESULTS
  1st week, 1st-6th month, and 1st year VAS values were significantly lower when compared to the basal VAS values from a statistical point of view (p<0.001). However, VAS values corresponding to the 6th month and 1st year were significantly higher than the VAS values corresponding to the 1st week and 1st month when considered statistically (p<0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Triple shoulder injection accompanied by fluoroscopy applied on patients with chronic shoulder pain is effective in short-, mid- and long-term, but its mid- and long-term effectiveness is less than its short-term effectiveness.
authors.affiliation: Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey. akyektas722000@yahoo.co.uk.
authors.forename: Abdulkadir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yektaş
authors.affiliation: Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Aslıhan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tuğ
authors.affiliation: Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Funda
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gümüş
authors.affiliation: Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ayşin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alagöl
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002045:Bupivacaine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D007270:Injections, Intra-Articular; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D020069:Shoulder Pain / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D008775:Methylprednisolone; D002045:Bupivacaine