Calcific tendonitis of the shoulder: Is subacromial decompression in combination with removal of the calcific deposit beneficial?

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 955-960

  Marder, Richard A ^a   Heiden, Eric A ^b   Kim, Sunny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Heiden Orthopaedic Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcific tendonitis; Debridement; Level III; Retrospective Case Control Design; Shoulder; Subacromial decompression; Treatment Study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCIFIC TENDINITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DEBRIDEMENT; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISABILITIES OF ARM, SHOULDER AND HAND SCORE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORTHOPEDICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SHOULDER; TENDINITIS; UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES SHOLUDER SUMMARY SCORE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; CALCINOSIS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEBRIDEMENT; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROTATOR CUFF; TENDINOPATHY;

EID: 80051471905     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: 15326500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2010.10.038     Document Type: Article

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