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Ossifying tendinitis of the rotator cuff after arthroscopic excision of calcium deposits: report of two cases and literature review

Authors: Giovanni Merolla, Arpit C. Dave, Paolo Paladini, Fabrizio Campi, Giuseppe Porcellini

Published in: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology | Issue 1/2015

Abstract

Ossifying tendinitis (OT) is a type of heterotopic ossification, characterized by deposition of hydroxyapatite crystals in a histologic pattern of mature lamellar bone. It is usually associated with surgical intervention or trauma and is more commonly seen in Achilles or distal biceps tendons, and also in the gluteus maximus tendon. To our knowledge, there is no description of OT as a complication of calcifying tendinitis of the rotator cuff. In this report, we describe two cases in which the patients developed an OT of the supraspinatus after arthroscopic removal of calcium deposits. The related literature is reviewed.

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Title: Ossifying tendinitis of the rotator cuff after arthroscopic excision of calcium deposits: report of two cases and literature review
Authors: Giovanni Merolla
Arpit C. Dave
Paolo Paladini
Fabrizio Campi
Giuseppe Porcellini
Publication date: 01-03-2015
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology / Issue 1/2015
Print ISSN: 1590-9921
Electronic ISSN: 1590-9999
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10195-014-0309-8

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