ReviewWorld journal of orthopedics2016
Calcific tendinitis of the rotator cuff.
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28 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 59 citations in OpenAlex.
- Treatments for rotator cuff calcific tendinitis: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized-controlled trials.EFORT open reviews · 2025Pooled it
- The Ergonomic Association between Shoulder, Neck/Head Disorders and Sedentary Activity: A Systematic Review.Journal of healthcare engineering · 2022Pooled it
- Pathogenesis of Shoulder Calcific Tendinopathy.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Calcific Tendinitis: A Pain-Oriented and Site-Specific Narrative Review.Pain research & management · 2026Review
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- Clinical study on localization of calcific tendinitis of the supraspinatus tendon based on three-dimensional reconstruction technology of CT scan.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
- Calcified vs. Non-Calcified Tendinopathy of the Rotator Cuff: Clinical Presentations, Prognostic Implications, and Emerging Therapeutic Strategies.Journal of orthopaedics and sports medicine · 2025Article
- Effect of extracorporeal shock wave therapy and ultrasound-guided percutaneous lavage in reducing the pain of rotator cuff calcific tendinopathy; an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedics · 2024Review
- Ultrasound Guided Arthroscopic Removal of Calcific Tendonitis: A Minimum of 2-Year Followup.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Surgical management of chronic calcific deposit resembling tendon sheath infection in the index finger: A rare case report and literature review.Frontiers in surgery · 2023Article
- Magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of the correlation between calcific tendinitis and rotator cuff injury.BMC medical imaging · 2022Article
- Combined arthroscopic rotator cuff repair leads to better clinical outcomes than isolated removal of calcific deposits for shoulder calcific tendinitis: A 2- to 5-year follow-up study.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Article
- Long-term evolution of calcific tendinitis of the rotator cuff: clinical and radiological evaluation 10 years after diagnosis.Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology · 2021Article
- Sonographic evaluation of the association between calcific tendinopathy and rotator cuff tear: a case-controlled comparison.Clinical rheumatology · 2021Article
- Imaging of calcific tendinopathy around the shoulder: usual and unusual presentations and common pitfalls.La Radiologia medica · 2021Review
- Para-acetabular Radiopaque Densities in Patients With Femoroacetabular Impingement: A Retrospective Assessment of Prevalence and Characteristics.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2020Article
- Relationship between calcific tendinopathy and rotator cuff tear on shoulder magnetic resonance imaging: case-controlled comparison.Polish journal of radiology · 2020Article
- Rotator cuff tendon calcific tendinitis treatment algorithm for primary care musculoskeletal physicians.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2019Article
- Incidence of rotator cuff tears in the setting of calcific tendinopathy on MRI: a case controlled comparison.Skeletal radiology · 2019Article
- The metalloproteinase-proteoglycans ADAMTS7 and ADAMTS12 provide an innate, tendon-specific protective mechanism against heterotopic ossification.JCI insight · 2018Article
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Abstract
Calcific tendinitis within the rotator cuff tendon is a common shoulder disorder that should be differentiated from dystrophic calcification as the pathogenesis and natural history of both is totally different. Calcific tendinitis usually occurs in the fifth and sixth decades of life among sedentary workers. It is classified into formative and resorptive phases. The chronic formative phase results from transient hypoxia that is commonly associated with repeated microtrauma causing calcium deposition into the matrix vesicles within the chondrocytes forming bone foci that later coalesce. This phase may extend from 1 to 6 years, and is usually asymptomatic. The resorptive phase extends from 3 wk up to 6 mo with vascularization at the periphery of the calcium deposits causing macrophage and mononuclear giant cell infiltration, together with fibroblast formation leading to an aggressive inflammatory reaction with inflammatory cell accumulation, excessive edema and rise of the intra-tendineous pressure. This results in a severely painful shoulder. Radiological investigations confirm the diagnosis and suggest the phase of the condition and are used to follow its progression. Although routine conventional X-ray allows detection of the deposits, magnetic resonance imaging studies allow better evaluation of any coexisting pathology. Various methods of treatment have been suggested. The appropriate method should be individualized for each patient. Conservative treatment includes pain killers and physiotherapy, or "minimally invasive" techniques as needling or puncture and aspiration. It is almost always successful since the natural history of the condition ends with resorption of the deposits and complete relief of pain. Due to the intolerable pain of the acute and severely painful resorptive stage, the patient often demands any sort of operative intervention. In such case arthroscopic removal is the best option as complete removal of the deposits is unnecessary.
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