• Kaohsiung J Med Sci · Feb 2008

    Treatment for frozen shoulder combined with calcific tendinitis of the supraspinatus.

    • Shen-Kai Chen, Pei-Hsi Chou, Yi-Jing Lue, and Yen-Mou Lu.
    • Department of Orthopedics, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
    • Kaohsiung J Med Sci. 2008 Feb 1; 24 (2): 78-84.

    AbstractCalcific tendinitis of the shoulder is a process that involves calcium deposition in the rotator cuff tendons. It is usually a self-limiting process and is often chronic in nature. However, it can lead to acute pain resulting in frozen shoulder syndrome. We report 32 cases in which frozen shoulder was associated with calcific tendinitis of the supraspinatus. The aim of this study was to use arthroscopic brisement of the glenohumeral joint and make multiple punctures in the calcific spot to treat the frozen shoulder associated with calcific tendinitis of the supraspinatus. In our study, 30 patients had satisfactory results after a 2-year follow-up. Five patients experienced some postoperative calcium shadows, but there was also greater improvement in the range of motion and pain relief in this study compared with other reports in the literature of frozen shoulder cases.

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