A Novel Ultrasound-Guided Interventional Procedure for the Combined Treatment of Rotator Cuff Calcific Tendinopathy Complicated with Adhesive Capsulitis: The ‘Rizzoli’ Technique

Calcific tendinopathy (CT) is a common condition that usually affects rotator cuff tendons; rarely other tendons are involved (1–3). The disease can be extremely painful, and several treatments have been proposed over the last decades. Currently, ultrasound-guided irrigation is considered the gold standard treatment for CT, both in the common rotator cuff location as well as in different atypical sites (4–6). Moreover, it is well known that CT of the rotator's cuff may lead to adhesive capsulitis (AC) of the glenohumeral joint (7), increasing the pain and worsening the functional impairment.