J Korean Rheum Assoc.  2010 Mar;17(1):98-99. 10.4078/jkra.2010.17.1.98.

Calcific Tendinitis of Flexor Carpi Ulnaris Insertion Site

• Woo JH
• Lee S
• Hong SJ
• Song GG

• KMID: 2202001
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4078/jkra.2010.17.1.98

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Tendinopathy

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Oblique view of left wrist plain radiography, showing small irregular bony excrescence on FCU insertion site of the pisifom (black arrow) with calcified nodules around the volar aspect of the pisiform (white arrow).

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  Fig. 2 Left wrist ultrasound showing small irregular calcifications around FCU insertion site of the pisiform (black arrow).

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