Positive alizarin red clumps in Milwaukee shoulder syndrome.

Milwaukee shoulder (and knee) syndrome.

To cite: Santiago T, Coutinho M, Malcata A, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013202183 DESCRIPTION An 80-year-old woman presented with a 1-month history of bilateral shoulder pain and swelling (figure 1). There was no history of any trauma. Physical examination showed limited and painful active and passive range of motion of the shoulders an...

Milwaukee Shoulder Syndrome

Milwaukee shoulder syndrome (MSS) is a rare destructive, calcium phosphate crystalline arthropathy. It encompasses an effusion that is noninflammatory with numerous aggregates of calcium hydroxyapatite crystals in the synovial fluid, associated with rotator cuff defects. We describe a patient that presented with recurrent shoulder pain and swelling with characteristic radiographic changes and M...

Milwaukee shoulder syndrome.

Milwaukee shoulder syndrome or rapid destructive arthropathy of the shoulder is a rare form of arthropathy that mainly affects elderly women. It is characterized by a rapid destruction of the glenohumeral joint and the rotator cuff and by an important noninflammatory joint effusion containing hydroxyapatite crystals. Radiography plays an important role in the evaluation of patients with articul...

Removal of Alizarin Red Dye Using Calcium Hydroxide as a Low-cost Adsorbent

Calcium ions have very strong affinity and binds effectively to alizarin red dye during staining of biomaterials. This promotes us to choose calcium hydroxide as a low cost adsorbent for the removal of alizarin red dye. Various parameters such as pH, concentration, dose of adsorbent, time, and temperature have been investigated. In addition, enthalpy, entropy, free energy and activation energy ...

Tidal lavage in Milwaukee shoulder syndrome: do crystals make the difference?