Extracorporeal Shock Wave in Combination with Arthroscopy for Calcified Supraspinatus Tendonitis

Objective: Exploring the therapeutic effect of extracorporeal shockwave combined with Arthroscopic Surgery on calcified supraspinatus tendinitis. Materials and Methods: Sixty patients with calcific supraspinatus tendinitis who received treatment in our hospital from June 2022 to June 2023 were randomly divided into two groups. All patients had disease lasting more than 6 months. The control group received extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT), while the observation group, after undergoing arthroscopic debridement of calcific deposits in the joint, began receiving the same ESWT as the control group after 2 weeks. The differences in Visual Analog Scale (VAS) score, University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) score, and Constant–Murley score between the two groups before and after treatment were recorded and compared. Results: Before treatment, there was no significant difference in VAS score, UCLA score, and Constant–Murley Scale (CMS) score between the two groups of patients (P > 0.05); compared with before treatment, both groups of patients showed a significant decrease in VAS scores after 1 and 2 months of treatment (P < 0.05). After 1 and 2 months of treatment, the VAS scores of the observation group were significantly lower than the ones of the control group (P < 0.05). Compared with before treatment, the UCLA score and CMS score of both groups of patients significantly increased after 1 and 2 months of treatment (P < 0.05). After 1 and 2 months of treatment, the UCLA score and CMS score of the observation group were significantly higher than those of the control group (P < 0.05). Conclusion: The combination of extracorporeal shockwave and arthroscopy has a significant therapeutic effect on calcified supraspinatus tendinitis, helping to improve shoulder joint function and effectively alleviate pain in patients. Keywords: Extracorporeal shockwave, Arthroscopy, Calcifying supraspinatus tendinitis, Shoulder joint function, Pain.