Comparison of clinical and radiological outcomes after three different surgical treatments for resistant calcifying tendinitis of the shoulder: a short-term randomized controlled trial

Table 3 Additional treatments and complications during follow-up

	Group SAD	Group D	Group D + SAD	p value
Additional treatments	9 (45)	4 (22.2)	1 (4.2)	0.004^*
NACD	3 (15)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
SAI	6 (30)	4 (22.2)	1 (4.2
Complications	2 (10)	1 (5.5)	1 (4.2)	0.73
Treatment failure	3 (15)	1 (5.5)	4 (16.8)	0.54

SAD subacromial decompression, D debridement of calcifications, D + SAD debridement and subacromial decompression, NACD needle aspiration of calcific deposit, SAI subacromial injection; (_), % of patient group; *, statistically significant differences (e.g., p < 0.05) between Group D + SAD and SAD

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