BAASIK technique : an innovative single needle technique of performing shoulder corticosteroid injections
Agrawal, Nidhi Shirodkar, Kapil Mettu, Sindhura Shah, Ankit B. Shah, Bipin R. Iyengar, Karthikeyan P. Botchu, Rajesh
Agrawal, Nidhi
Shirodkar, Kapil
Mettu, Sindhura
Shah, Ankit B.
Shah, Bipin R.
Iyengar, Karthikeyan P.
Botchu, Rajesh
Abstract
The novel BAASIK (B-Botchu,Bipin, A-Agrawal, A-Ankit, S- Sindhura, I-Iyengar, K- Kapil) technique is a combined ultrasound-guided injection into the subacromial-subdeltoid (SASD) bursa and the biceps tendon sheath to treat shoulder pain associated with biceps tendonitis/tendinopathy, subacromial bursitis, rotator cuff impingement or to determine the source of shoulder pain. This technique aims in reducing shoulder pain, improving functional activities and enhancing treatment delivery. A single-entry supine ultrasound-guided injection of the subacromial-subdeltoid (SASD) bursa and biceps tendon sheath involves using a single needle insertion point to access both structures for therapeutic injection. This technique could become a favoured alternative technique, rather than subjecting patients to two needlesticks and preparing two separate injections to address often concomitant pathologies.
Keywords: Biceps tendon; Injection; SASD bursa; Shoulder.
MIDER Authors
Date
2024-08-22
Type
Article
Subject
Radiology, Orthopaedics
Collections
Citation
Agrawal N, Shirodkar K, Mettu S, Shah AB, Shah BR, Iyengar KP, Botchu R. BAASIK technique: an innovative single needle technique of performing shoulder corticosteroid injections. J Ultrasound. 2024 Aug 22. doi: 10.1007/s40477-024-00948-y.
Journal / Source Title
Journal of Ultrasound
DOI
10.1007/s40477-024-00948-y
PMID
39174809
Publisher
Springer