Migration of Calcium Deposit over the Biceps Brachii Muscle, a Rare Complication of Calcific Tendinopathy: Ultrasound Image and Treatment

Overview

Journal J Ultrasound

Publisher Springer

Specialty Radiology

Date 2018 Nov 12

PMID 30415399

Citations 9

Authors

Giulio Cocco

Vincenzo Ricci

Andrea Boccatonda

Giovanni Iannetti

Cosima Schiavone

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Abstract

Calcific tendinopathy is characterized by the deposition of calcium, mostly hydroxyapatite crystals, in tendons. Women are more frequently affected than men, with prevalence in the fourth and fifth decades of life. This condition has been reported between 2.5 and 7.5% of healthy shoulders in adults, but other tendons may also be affected. A complication of this condition is the migration of calcium deposits from tendons, usually the supraspinatus, into the subacromial-subdeltoid bursa. We reported a rare complication of calcific tendinopathy, that is, calcium deposits migrated from the long head of the biceps tendon over the proximal tract of the biceps brachii muscle.

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