Intramuscular migration of calcium deposits into the deltoid muscle: two cases of a rare complication of rotator cuff calcific tendinopathy.

A Iovane, M Terrasi, E M Iovane, C Mantia, G Messina, F Mantia

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A IovaneDepartment of Psychological, Pedagogical and Educational Sciences, Sport and Exercise Sciences Research Unit, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.

M TerrasiCentro Medico Mantia, Palermo, Italy.

E M IovaneUniversity of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.

C MantiaCentro Medico Mantia, Palermo, Italy.

G MessinaDepartment of Psychological, Pedagogical and Educational Sciences, Sport and Exercise Sciences Research Unit, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.

F MantiaDepartment of Psychological, Pedagogical and Educational Sciences, Sport and Exercise Sciences Research Unit, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy. francesco@centromedicomantia.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2022-1532

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Abstract

Rotator cuff calcific tendinopathy is a common non-traumatic shoulder pain condition that occurs predominantly in the supraspinatus tendon. Ultrasound-guided percutaneous irrigation of calcific tendinopathy (US-PICT) is a valid treatment in the resorptive phase. A complication of calcific tendinopathy is migration of calcium deposits outside the tendon. The most common site of migration is the subacromialsubdeltoid bursa (SASD). Another, but not frequent, type of migration is the intramuscular migration which mostly affects the supraspinatus, the infraspinatus and the biceps brachii muscles. This paper reports two cases of migration of calcification from the supraspinatus tendon to the deltoid muscle. The aforementioned site of migration has so far never been described in literature. Both patients presented calcification in the resorptive phase and therefore were treated by US-PICT.

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CalcinosisTendinopathyCalciumDeltoid MuscleHumansMuscle, SkeletalRotator CuffCalciumCalcific tendinopathyIntramuscular migrationShoulder painUltrasound-guided percutaneous treatment

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PMID37222926

DOI10.1016/j.jse

PMCPMC10632343

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