OBJECTIVE: To describe and evaluate ultrasound-guided hydrodilatation via the rotator interval for the treatment of @entity2585 . MATERIALS AND METHODS: @entity1 referred to our department with @entity2585 were consented for hydrodilatation. Inclusion criteria included a failure to respond to conservative treatment and the absence of full @entity121 rotator cuff tear. Twenty-one milliliters of a mixture of local anesthetic and @entity134 was injected into the rotator interval using a 21-gauge needle. @entity1 were followed up at 2  weeks and 4  months, with documented @entity158 scores from 0 to 10 on a visual analogue scale and the Oxford Shoulder Questionnaire. RESULTS: Twenty-two @entity1 were suitable for inclusion in the study. Nineteen were female (86  %) and three were male. The mean age was 55  years (range, 32-71  years). The duration of symptoms ranged from 4  weeks to 20  months. At 4  months, 19/22 (86  %) of @entity1 described either complete (7/22) or good (12/22) improvement in their symptoms. The mean @entity158 score was 8.4 prior to the procedure, 3.1 at 48  h and 1.9 at 4  months, and 20/22 (91  %) had a lower @entity158 score after 4  months. There was a statistically significant (p   <   0.05) improvement in the Oxford shoulder score, from a mean of 13.6 pre-procedure to 36.5 at 4  months. CONCLUSIONS: The rotator interval and anterior joint capsule are strongly implicated in the symptomatology of @entity2585 . The novel use of targeted ultrasound-guided hydrodilatation via the rotator interval gives good results in reducing shoulder @entity158 and symptoms in @entity2585 .

Targeted ultrasound-guided hydrodilatation via the rotator interval for XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients'] @entity134 :: ('CHEBI:35341', 'Chemical') :: ['steroid'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain'] @entity2585 :: ('MESH:D002062', 'Disease') :: ['adhesive capsulitis'] @entity121 :: ('MESH:D009135', 'Disease') :: ['thickness']
@entity2585 :: (MESH:D002062,Disease) :: ['adhesive capsulitis']
