Atypically Large Calcific Tendinitis of the Shoulder: A Case Report

Kim,  Jin Wan; Moon,  Kyu Pill; Kim,  Kyung Taek; Hwang,  Youn Soo; Park,  Won Seok

doi:2016.19.4.241

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Case Report

Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow 2016;19(4):241-244.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5397/cise.2016.19.4.241 Published online December 31, 2016.

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

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dong-Eui Medical Center, Busan, Korea. moonkp@hanmail.net

Received: 28 January 2016 • Revised: 28 March 2016 • Accepted: 23 April 2016

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.

Key Words: Calcific tendinitis; Shoulder; Large