Intramuscular Migration of Calcific Tendinopathy in the Rotator Cuff: Ultrasound Appearance and a Review of the Literature

Overview

Journal J Ultrasound

Publisher Springer

Specialty Radiology

Date 2016 Sep 17

PMID 27635162

Citations 12

Authors

Marco Becciolini

Giovanni Bonacchi

Stefano Galletti

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Abstract

Calcific tendinopathy of the shoulder is a common condition caused by calcium hydroxyapatite crystals, affecting the tendons of the rotator cuff. Among uncommon complication, one is the migration of the calcium in the subacromion-subdeltoid bursa. More rare is the intraosseous migration. We present four cases of an even more rare condition, not well described in literature yet, the intramuscular migration of calcium.

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