Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2021 Dec 23. Epub 2021 Dec 23.
Department of School of Health Preservation and Rehabilitation, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China, 610072. Rehabilitation Medicine Center, Sichuan Key Laboratory of Rehabilitation Medicine, Institute for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China, 610041. Department of Eastern Hospital, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences. & Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China, 610100 Department of Affiliated Sichuan Provincial Rehabilitation Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Sichuan Bayi Rehabilitation Center, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China, 611130. Chongqing medical university, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, People's Republic of China, 400016.
Objective: To compare the efficacy and safety of ultrasound-guided (USG) versus anatomic landmark-guided (ALG) corticosteroid injection for the treatment of subacromial impingement syndrome (SIS).
Design: PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Scopus, ClinicalTrials.gov, CBM, CNKI and Wanfang databases were searched from inception to August 15, 2021, for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing USG versus ALG injections of corticosteroids for the treatment of SIS. Read More