81. Radiotherapy for painful scalupo-humeral periarthritis
Abstract
Purpose
The aim of this study was to evaluate usefulness of radiotherapy as a treatment of painful scapulo-humeral periarthtritis.
Material and methods
The material contains 15 patients (9 women and 6 men) suffered from painful scapulo-humeral periarthritis (SHP). Patients were treated using gamma 60Co radiation using 1 Gy fractions to 6 Gy of total dose delivered in 8 days. In all cases conventional anti-inflammatory treatment was unsuccessful or impossible to deliver. The mean period with SHP symptoms was 26 months. The mean follow-up period was 24 weeks. The mean degree of pain relief and improvement of limb mobility was assessed after radiotherapy completion, 1, 7 weeks after treatment and during the last control.
Results
The mean degree of pain relief was respectively 36%, 71%, 88% and 90%. Significant improvement of limb mobility was noted in all cases.
Conclusion
Obtained results allow to form conclusion that anti-inflammatory radiotherapy is effective treatment modality of painful scapulo-humeral periarthritis.