Arthroscopic Treatment of Calcific Tendonitis

Arthroscopic Management of Rotator Cuff Calcific Tendonitis

Acute calcific retropharyngeal tendonitis.

©2015 8872147 Canada Inc. or its licensors CMAJ 1 A 40-year-old man presented to our hospital with low-grade fever and acute pain in the neck, which had both begun a day before his visit and persisted through the night. He also reported difficulty opening his mouth and pain when bending his head back or swallowing. On examination, axillary temperature was 37.5oC, but other vital signs were norm...

Arthroscopy for Treatment of Refractory Calcific Tendonitis of the Shoulder.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the results from arthroscopic treatment in patients with calcific tendonitis of the shoulder. METHODS Between September 2001 and June 2006, 55 patients with calcific tendonitis of the shoulder that was resistant to conservative treatment were evaluated, with follow-up of 12 to 70 months. The mean age was 42 years, ranging from 30 to 64 years; 44 patients were female (80%...

Retropharyngeal calcific tendonitis: report of two cases.

Retropharyngeal calcific tendonitis is an inflammatory process of the superior oblique tendons of the longus colli muscle, a neck flexor in the upper cervical spine, caused by deposition of calcium hydroxyapatite crystals; the definitive diagnostic test is computed tomography (CT). Presented in this article are two cases seen at our institution. Patients typically present with acute onset of ne...

Acute Calcific Tendonitis of the Longus Colli.

Background Acute calcific tendonitis of the longus colli (ACTLC) is an aseptic inflammatory response to deposition of calcium in the longus colli muscle tendons. Although reports in the literature are scarce, ACTLC likely represents an underreported disease process that routinely goes misdiagnosed. We report a case of ACTLC and provide a brief review of the literature. Case Report A 45-year-o...