title: Advanced Ultrasound-Guided Interventions for Tendinopathy.
abstract: Tendinopathy is increasingly recognized as an important cause of musculoskeletal pain and disability. Tendinopathy is thought to be principally a degenerative process, rather than inflammatory as was traditionally believed. Consequently, traditional tendinopathy treatments focused solely on decreasing inflammation have often been ineffective or even harmful. The advancement of ultrasonography as for guidance of outpatient musculoskeletal procedures has facilitated the development of novel percutaneous procedures for the treatment of tendinopathy, mostly by using mechanical intervention to stimulate regeneration. Several of these techniques, including percutaneous needle tenotomy, percutaneous ultrasonic tenotomy, high-volume injection, and percutaneous needle scraping, are reviewed in this article.
authors.affiliation: Section of Sports Health, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 525 Okeechobee Boulevard, Suite 1400, West Palm Beach, FL 33401, USA; Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 33431, USA. Electronic address: pecke@ccf.org.
authors.forename: Evan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Peck
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine Center, Minneapolis, MN 55403, USA.
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jelsing
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
authors.forename: Kentaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Onishi
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D052256:Tendinopathy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D013710:Tendons / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D058971:Tenotomy / Q000379:methods*; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000779:Anesthetics, Local
keywords: High volume; Musculoskeletal; Percutaneous; Sonography; Tendinosis; Tendon; Tenotomy; Ultrasound