Successive Acute Calcific Tendinitis at Different Sites
10.35827/cp.2019.18.2.115
- Author:
Young Je KIM
1
;
Seung Wook NO
;
Hyo Joon JIN
;
Du Hwan KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. ripheonix@dsmc.or.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Tendinitis;
Hydroxyapatite;
Calcification
- MeSH:
Durapatite;
Female;
Hip Joint;
Humans;
Humerus;
Shoulder;
Spine;
Tendinopathy;
Tendons
- From:
Clinical Pain
2019;18(2):115-120
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Acute calcific tendinitis (ACT) is a benign painful inflammatory disorder characterized by resorptive process of calcific deposits following the formation of calcium hydroxyapatite crystals in the tendons. It can occur at various sites, especially in the shoulder or hip joint. ACT involving the lateral epicondyle of the humerus and the cervical spine is very rare. Few reports have demonstrated successive ACT at different sites. We report three cases of successive ACT in women, occurring at the subscapularis followed by the lateral epicondyle, flexor carpi ulnaris followed by the supraspinatus, and longus colli followed by the iliopsoas, respectively.
