Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow  2016;19(4):241-244

doi:10.5397/cise.2016.19.4.241

Atypically Large Calcific Tendinitis of the Shoulder: A Case Report.

Jin Wan KIM ; Kyu Pill MOON ; Kyung Taek KIM ; Youn Soo HWANG ; Won Seok PARK

Keywords

Calcific tendinitis; Shoulder; Large

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

English

Abstract

Calcific tendinitis of the shoulder joint is common disease causing acute pain, mainly involving the supraspinatus or infraspinatus muscle, and less frequently the teres minor or subscapularis muscle. This study reports on the satisfactory arthroscopic removal of calcium deposits as well as infraspinatus and supraspinatus muscle repair without relapse via minimal incision using suture anchors. This was a case of atypically extensive calcific tendinitis involving the infraspinatus muscle, with a bursal side partial rupture of the supraspinatus muscle in a 61-year-old female whose chief complaint was chronic pain of the right shoulder exacerbated by limited movement.