Rotator cuff calcific tendinopathy

Case contributed by Maulik S Patel
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Left shoulder recurrent pain for last 3 years. Increased pain for the last 2 weeks. No history of trauma.

Patient Data

Age: 30 years
Gender: Male
ultrasound

The biceps long head tendon is intact, normal in position without tenosynovitis. There are few small (<5 mm) calcification foci in the subscapularis tendon. There is a large calcification focus (about 20 x 14 x 6 mm) involving supraspinatus and infraspinatus tendons. The rotator cuff is intact.

Local compression shows movements of the calcium in the supraspinatus-infraspinatus tendons and extra-tendinous extension to the sub-bursal location.

There is no subacromial-subdeltoid bursal effusion/ glenohumeral joint effusion.

 

Case Discussion

The case shows calcific tendinosis involving rotator cuff and sub-bursal leak of the calcium.

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