Calcific tendinitis of subscapularis tendon: case report
MEDICINA DELLO SPORT, vol.70, no.3, pp.365-371, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 70 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2017
- Doi Number: 10.23736/s0025-7826.17.03058-7
- Journal Name: MEDICINA DELLO SPORT
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.365-371
- Keywords: Shoulder, Tendinopathy, Rotator cuff, Surgery, SHOCK-WAVE THERAPY, ARTHROSCOPIC TREATMENT, ROTATOR CUFF, MANAGEMENT, SHOULDER
- Süleyman Demirel University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Calcific tendinitis is characterized by deposition of calcium phosphate crystals in tendons of the shoulder. Shoulder calcific tendinitis is most frequently seen at supraspinatus tendon. Subscapularis tendon is a very rare site for calcific deposition. We present a case of very large resistant calcific tendinitis of subscapularis tendon of left shoulder unresponsive to conservative treatment, causing coracoid impingement and subcoracoid stenosis; its excision with mini-open technique including tendon Z-plasty with two-year follow-up.