De Carli, Angelo and Pulcinelli, Ferdinando and Delle Rose, Giacomo and Pitino, Dario and Ferretti, Andrea (2014) Calcific tendinitis of the shoulder. Joints, 2 (3). pp. 130-136. ISSN 2282-4324
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Abstract
Calcific tendinitis is a common disease that predominantly affects individuals aged between 40 and 60 years. Women seem to be more affected than men. Various factors have been suggested to play a role in this condition, such as abnormal activity of the thyroid gland, metabolic diseases (e.g. diabetes), and genetic predisposition. Various etiological hypotheses have been advanced: the degenerative and multiphasic theories are the two most accredited ones. Clinically, calcific tendinitis is characterized by severe, disabling pain which occurs spontaneously, usually in the morning. There can be concomitant stiffness, giving rise to a frozen shoulder-like clinical picture. Conventional radiography of the shoulder is the most appropriate imaging approach. Most cases resolve spontaneously. Many conservative treatments have been reported in the literature, showing varying levels of evidence of efficacy. Arthroscopic surgery is the orthopedic specialist’s last option. It is to be noted that post-surgical pain can persist for many weeks after the operation. Finally, it is important not to forget the variant characterized by osteolytic involvement of the greater tuberosity, which has been associated with a worse clinical outcome, both after conservative treatment and after surgery.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Arthroscopy, calcific tendinitis, calcium deposit, rotator cuff, shoulder |
| Subjects: | 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 617 Rami vari della medicina; Chirurgia > 617.5 Medicina regionale; Chirurgia regionale |
| Depositing User: | Chiara D'Arpa |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Apr 2015 09:15 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Apr 2015 09:15 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/10200 |
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