Observational studyEuropean radiology2016
Radiological and clinical predictors of long-term outcome in rotator cuff calcific tendinitis.
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- Power Doppler Ultrasound After Ultrasound-Guided Lavage of Rotator Cuff Calcific Tendinopathy: Association With Clinical Outcomes.Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine · 2026Article
- Comparison of Physical Therapy, Corticosteroid Injections, and Ultrasound-Guided Barbotage for Nonoperative and Operative Management of Calcific Tendinitis.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2026Article
- Calcific tendonitis of the shoulder; when should we operate?Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2026Article
- Prognostic factors for outcomes following needling and shockwave therapy in rotator cuff calcific tendinitis: A systematic review.Shoulder & elbow · 2026Review
- Association Between Osseous Shoulder Morphology and Pathoanatomical Characteristics of Calcific Deposits in Rotator Cuff Calcific Tendinitis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Correlation between aspiration of calcific rotator cuff tendinopathy and morphology on imaging.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Quantitative Spatial Analysis on Radiographic Features of Rotator Cuff Calcifications: An Exploratory Study.Biomedicines · 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
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- [Calcific tendinitis].Radiologie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2024Review
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- Risk Factor Analysis for Predicting the Onset of Rotator Cuff Calcific Tendinitis Based on Artificial Intelligence.Computational intelligence and neuroscience · 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
- Ultrasound-guided needle decompression and steroid injection for calcific tendinitis of the shoulder: risk factors for repeat procedures and outcome analysis.Clinics in shoulder and elbow · 2021Article
- Ultrasound-guided percutaneous irrigation of calcific tendinopathy: redefining predictors of treatment outcome.European radiology · 2021Article
- Calcific tendinitis of the shoulder in the Korean population: demographics and its relation with coexisting rotator cuff tear.Clinics in shoulder and elbow · 2021Article
- Is common the rotator cuff tear in the calcific tendinitis?Clinics in shoulder and elbow · 2021Article
- Seasonal variation in the onset of acute calcific tendinitis of rotator cuff.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2020Article
- Prognostic factors for the outcome of needle aspiration of calcific deposits for rotator cuff calcific tendinitis.European radiology · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectivesKnowledge on the epidemiology and long-term course of rotator cuff calcific tendinitis (RCCT) is scarce. We assessed demographics, radiological characteristics, and their association with long-term outcomes in a large patient group.
methodsBaseline demographics, radiological characteristics and treatment were recorded in 342 patients. Interobserver agreement of radiological measures was analyzed. Long-term outcome was evaluated with questionnaires (WORC, DASH). The association of baseline characteristics with outcome was assessed.
resultsMean age was 49.0 (SD = 10.0), and 59.5 % were female. The dominant arm was affected in 66.0 %, and 21.3 % had bilateral disease. Calcifications were on average 18.7 mm (SD = 10.1, ICC = 0.84 (p < 0.001)) and located 10.1 mm (SD = 11.8) medially to the acromion (ICC = 0.77 (p < 0.001)). Gärtner type I calcifications were found in 32.1 % (Kappa = 0.47 (p < 0.001)). After 14 years (SD = 7.1) of follow-up, median WORC was 72.5 (range, 3.0-100.0; WORC < 60 in 42 %) and median DASH 17.0 (range, 0.0-82.0). Female gender, dominant arm involvement, bilateral disease, longer duration of symptoms, and multiple calcifications were associated with inferior WORC. DASH results were similar.
conclusionsMany subjects have persisting shoulder complaints years after diagnosis, regardless of treatment. Female gender, dominant arm involvement, bilateral disease, longer duration of symptoms, and multiple calcifications were associated with inferior outcome. Radiological measures had moderate-to-good reliability and no prognostic value. KEY POINTS: • Most RCCT studies report on short-term outcome and/or small patients groups. • In this large, long-term observational study, RCCT appeared to not be self-limiting in many subjects. • Negative prognostic factors included female gender, more calcifications, dominant arm affected, and longer duration of symptoms. • Interobserver agreement of general radiological RCCT measures is moderate to good. • More rigorous diagnostics and treatment might be needed in specific RCCT cases.
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