Youssef, H., Salman, O., Ahmed, A., Refae, H., Morsy, G. (2021). Suprascapular Nerve Radiofrequency versus Intraarticular Steroid Injection in Chronic Shoulder Pain. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 84(1), 1839-1845. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2021.177617
Hamdy A. Youssef; Ossama H. Salman; Ahmed Y. Ahmed; Hesham H. Refae; Ghada Mahmoud Morsy. "Suprascapular Nerve Radiofrequency versus Intraarticular Steroid Injection in Chronic Shoulder Pain". The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 84, 1, 2021, 1839-1845. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2021.177617
Youssef, H., Salman, O., Ahmed, A., Refae, H., Morsy, G. (2021). 'Suprascapular Nerve Radiofrequency versus Intraarticular Steroid Injection in Chronic Shoulder Pain', The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 84(1), pp. 1839-1845. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2021.177617
Youssef, H., Salman, O., Ahmed, A., Refae, H., Morsy, G. Suprascapular Nerve Radiofrequency versus Intraarticular Steroid Injection in Chronic Shoulder Pain. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2021; 84(1): 1839-1845. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2021.177617
Suprascapular Nerve Radiofrequency versus Intraarticular Steroid Injection in Chronic Shoulder Pain
Background: Chronic shoulder pain is a frequent clinical condition that often reduces patient’s function and rehabilitation. Objectives: We aimed to compare efficacy of pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) to intra-articular steroid (triamcinolone acetonide) injection in controlling chronic shoulder pain as regard improvement of pain and function in six-month duration. Patients and Methods: We carried out a prospective, randomized, controlled, single-blinded study enrolled 60 patients with shoulder pain randomly divided into 2 groups. Group I: PRF group enrolled 30 patients who were treated by PRF neuromodulation to the suprascapular nerve under fluoroscopy and Group II: steroid group enrolled 30 patients who were treated with intra-articular injection of 5 ml of 2% lidocaine with triamcinolone acetonide 40 mg. Results: In Group 1 (PRF group) we reported statistically significant improvement of VAS, these positive effects lasted at least 6 months and the VAS decreased through 6 months from 6.5 to 3.5. In Group 2 VAS decreased through 6 months from 7 to 3.5. Both groups showed significant Oxford Shoulder Scale (OSS) improvement. Conclusion: Intra articular injection of triamcinolone acetonide is more effective in improvement of chronic shoulder pain and function than PRF.
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