J Korean Orthop Res Soc.
2013 Dec;16(2):53-58.
Milwaukee Shoulder Syndrome in a Eldery Female Patient: A Case Report
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- 1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, St. Carollo Hospital, Suncheon, Korea. wctoilets@hanmail.net
- 2Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Korea.
Abstract
- Milwaukee shoulder syndrome is a rare clinical entity that is a rapid destructive shoulder arthropathy associated with deposition of calcium hydroxyapatite crystals. It mainly affects elderly women. It is characterized by the presence of large amount of noninflammatory synovial fluid containing calcium hydroxyapatite crystals, a complete tear of the rotator cuff and progressive degenerative changes at the humeral head, leading to almost complete functional impairment. We present a case of a 65-year-old woman suffered by Milwaukee shoulder syndrome with literature view.
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