Is acute calcific tendinitis in the wrist unrecognized and under-reported?
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NJ Wells, NJ Carr. Is acute calcific tendinitis in the wrist unrecognized and underreported? Can J Plast Surg 1995;3(3):142-144. Acute calcific tendinitis is currently thought to be a rare entity in the wrist, with few reports in the surgical literature. We review five cases seen in our institution in an eight-month period and question whether this entity is increasing in frequency or misdiagnosed, leading to underreporting.
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تاریخ انتشار 2001