Case Report: Calcific Tendinitis of the Rectus Femoris

Acute calcific tendinitis of the rectus femoris.

We report six caucasian patients who had acute pain in the hip and marked limitation of all movement of the joint. Plain radiographs and CT of the pelvis showed calcification within the reflected head of rectus femoris. All six responded to accurate CT-controlled injections of corticosteroid and local anaesthetic with dramatic and prolonged pain relief, although one required a second injection ...

Acute Calcific Tendinitis of the Rectus Femoris: A Case Series

INTRODUCTION Periarticular calcific tendinitis is a common cause of Orthopedic outpatient referral. Calcific tendinitis of the rectus femoris, however, is very rare and not well known. Due to its rarity, correct diagnosis and prompt treatment are not fully understood. CASE REPORT Two females (38 and 40 years old) of acute calcific tendinitis of the rectus femoris with the good clinical course...

Arthroscopic treatment of chronically painful calcific tendinitis of the rectus femoris

BACKGROUND Relatively large calcific tendinitis with persistent symptoms after extended periods of conservative treatment is an indication for operative therapy. Arthroscopy, as a treatment for calcific tendinitis of the hip abductors and calcinosis circumscripta, has been described previously; however, to our knowledge, the clinical and radiological response to arthroscopic removal of calcific...

Acute calcific prevertebral tendinitis: Case report and literature review

[Acute calcific prevertebral tendinitis: case report and literature review].

Prevertebral calcific tendinitis is an uncommon cause of acute neck pain characterized by the identification of calcifications at C1-C2 level and the presence of a liquid collection at the prevertebral space which causes the displacement of the prevertebral radiographic line in imaging studies. It is very important to identify this rare, benign and self-limiting pathology, in order not to confu...