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Table 7 Complications of CTA

From: The effectiveness of combined CT arthrography and sub-acromial bursography as a novel modified technique in characterization of rotator cuff tears

Complication

N (%)

N = 30

Post-arthrography shoulder pain

6 (20%)

Extra-articular injection at the injection site

4 (13.3%)

Extra-articular extension through the subscapularis recess into the subscapularis muscle

8 (26.6%)

Extra-articular extension through the long head of biceps tendon sheath

2 (6.6%)

Vasovagal attack

3 (10%)

Infection/septic arthritis

0 (0%)