A condition that causes the formation of calcium deposition within a tendon
Pain and dysfunction is related to impingement, inflammation, and increased intratendinous pressure from th...
Localized pain is the cardinal symptom.
Clinical presentation varies depending on stage.
Typically gradual pain unassociated with trauma
Severe acute pain often presents during the resor...
Often a self-limited benign course
First-line therapy is conservative and focused on symptom relief.
Initial treatment options include oral anti-inflammatories, analgesics, glu...
Conservative management follow-up:
Follow-up at 4 mo or after completion of physical therapy. Evaluate mobility and strength; repeat imaging by sonography or radio...
Lam F, Bhatia D, van Rooyen K, et al. Modern management of calcifying tendonitis of the shoulder. Current Orthopaedics. 2006;20(6):446–452.
Sansone VC, Meroni R, Boria P, et al...
Calcium deposition from CT usually disappears spontaneously with time.
CT is not precipitated by strenuous manual labor or athletic activities and occurs equally among sedentary individ...
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