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Rev Mex Anest 2026; 49 (2)

Effectiveness of radiofrequency and suprascapular-subacromial bursa block in rotator cuff syndrome

López-Julio MP, Leotau-Rodríguez MA, Gómez-Garcés SL, Cabanzo-Arenas DF, Colorado-Barbosa LL, Durán-Anaya JP, Rangel-Santos D, Rangel-Jaimes GW

Language: Spanish
References: 17
Page: 77-81
PDF size: 443.62 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Introduction: rotator cuff syndrome (RCS) is one of the main causes of painful shoulder that requires interventional analgesic management to optimize symptomatic control. Objective: to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of radiofrequency treatment (PRF) compared to the blockade applied to the suprascapular nerve and subacromial bursa in patients with RCS. Material and methods: this is a prospective cohort analytical study conducted on patients diagnosed with RCS. It assesses the impact on effectiveness and side effects of interventional analgesic management, whether through suprascapular blockade, pulsed radiofrequency (PRFp), or pulsed plus continuous radiofrequency (PRFp+c). Results: a total of 109 patients were evaluated: 67 in the blockade group, 34 in the PRFp group, and eight in the PRFp+c group. The group that showed the greatest delta at 30 days, moving from severe pain to mild in 50% of cases (p = 0.050), was the PRFp+c group. Conclusions: the choice between suprascapular blockade and PRF, whether PRFp or PRFp+c, does not seem to have a significant impact on long-term post-operative pain. However, the short-term benefit is significantly favorable when using PRF+c, which may be a potentially beneficial analgesic alternative.


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