Clin Should Elbow.  2016 Dec;19(4):241-244. 10.5397/cise.2016.19.4.241.

Atypically Large Calcific Tendinitis of the Shoulder: A Case Report

• Kim JW
• Moon KP
• Kim KT
• Hwang YS
• Park WS

• KMID: 2368295
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5397/cise.2016.19.4.241

Abstract

Calcific tendinitis of the shoulder joint is common disease causing acute pain, mainly involving the supraspinatus or infraspinatus muscle, and less frequently the teres minor or subscapularis muscle. This study reports on the satisfactory arthroscopic removal of calcium deposits as well as infraspinatus and supraspinatus muscle repair without relapse via minimal incision using suture anchors. This was a case of atypically extensive calcific tendinitis involving the infraspinatus muscle, with a bursal side partial rupture of the supraspinatus muscle in a 61-year-old female whose chief complaint was chronic pain of the right shoulder exacerbated by limited movement.

Keyword

Calcific tendinitis; Shoulder; Large

MeSH Terms

Acute Pain
Calcium
Chronic Pain
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Recurrence
Rupture
Shoulder Joint
Shoulder*
Suture Anchors
Tendinopathy*
Calcium