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Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

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01-12-2007 | Shoulder

Arthroscopic management of calcific tendinitis of the subscapularis tendon

Authors: Francesco Franceschi, Umile Giuseppe Longo, Laura Ruzzini, Giacomo Rizzello, Vincenzo Denaro

Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy | Issue 12/2007

Abstract

Calcific tendinitis is a common disorder of the rotator cuff. Conservative treatment is frequently successful. For the patients remaining symptomatic after conservative treatment, excision of the calcium deposits offers a generally reliable pain relief. While calcific tendinitis is seen commonly affecting the supraspinatus tendon, it has been rarely reported involving the subscapularis tendon. We report on the clinical features, radiographic findings, arthroscopic treatment and results of one patient who presented a calcific tendonitis involving the subscapularis tendon of the left shoulder unresponsive to conservative treatment and associated subcoracoid stenosis and coracoid impingement.

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Title: Arthroscopic management of calcific tendinitis of the subscapularis tendon
Authors: Francesco Franceschi
Umile Giuseppe Longo
Laura Ruzzini
Giacomo Rizzello
Vincenzo Denaro
Publication date: 01-12-2007
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy / Issue 12/2007
Print ISSN: 0942-2056
Electronic ISSN: 1433-7347
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-007-0340-x

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