Arthroscopic management of calcific tendinopathy of the shoulder: Do we need to remove all the deposit?

Bulletin of the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 330-333

  Rizzello, Giacomo ^a   Franceschi, Francesco ^a   Longo, Umile Giuseppe ^a   Ruzzini, Laura ^a   Meloni, Maria Chiara ^a   Spiezia, Filippo ^a   Papalia, Rocco ^a   Denaro, Vincenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONSTANT SCORE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SHOULDER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDINITIS; X RAY FILM;

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; CALCINOSIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER JOINT; SHOULDER PAIN; TENDINOPATHY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 74049108289     PISSN: 19369719     EISSN: 19369727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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