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Ultrasound-guided percutaneous treatment of a calcific acromioclavicular joint: A case report.

Angelo Iovane, Marco Di Gesù, Francesco Mantia, Ewan Thomas, Giuseppe Messina

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Article in Medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
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2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Angelo IovaneSport and Exercise Research Unit, Department of Psychological, Pedagogical and Educational Sciences, University of Palermo.
Marco Di GesùCentro Medico Mantia, Palermo, Italy.
Francesco MantiaCentro Medico Mantia, Palermo, Italy.
Ewan ThomasSport and Exercise Research Unit, Department of Psychological, Pedagogical and Educational Sciences, University of Palermo.
Giuseppe MessinaSport and Exercise Research Unit, Department of Psychological, Pedagogical and Educational Sciences, University of Palermo.
University of Palermo · AR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

rationaleCalcific tendinopathy is one of the most frequent causes of nontraumatic shoulder pain. However, intra-articular calcifications appear to be an infrequent condition. We herein report a rare case study of an intra-articular calcification of the acromioclavicular joint. PATIENT CONCERNS: A 46-year-old man presented with an acute pain in the anterior superior region of the left shoulder which also radiated to the left cervical region. The man during the physical evaluation also presented severe functional limitation of the shoulder movements in all planes of motion. DIAGNOSES: The diagnosis was carried out through a radiographic and an echotomographic examination, highlighting the intra-articular calcific formation associated to a reactive inflammatory reaction.

interventionsAn ultrasound-guided percutaneous treatment following the guidelines for calcific tendinopathy of the shoulder was carried out. OUTCOMES: The posttreatment was satisfactory with the disappearance of the pain and the recovery of the shoulder movements in all planes of motion. LESSONS: We can affirm that the ultrasound-guided percutaneous treatment in patients with calcification of the acromion-clavicular joint represents a valid and nonpainful therapeutic treatment.

Indexed as

Ultrasonography, InterventionalAcromioclavicular JointCalcinosisHumansMaleMiddle AgedTendinopathy

Identifiers

PMID31895827
PMCPMC6946315
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