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Calcific tendinitis

MedGen UID:
636635
•Concept ID:
C0521515
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Calcific tendonitis
SNOMED CT: Calcific tendinitis (95414005)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001903

Professional guidelines

PubMed

A Systematic Review of Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of Various Shoulder Disorders.
Lowry V, Lavigne P, Zidarov D, Matifat E, Cormier AA, Desmeules F
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2024 Feb;105(2):411-426. Epub 2023 Oct 11 doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2023.09.022. PMID: 37832814
Calcific tendinitis of the rotator cuff: state of the art in diagnosis and treatment.
Merolla G, Singh S, Paladini P, Porcellini G
J Orthop Traumatol 2016 Mar;17(1):7-14. Epub 2015 Jul 12 doi: 10.1007/s10195-015-0367-6. PMID: 26163832Free PMC Article
Calcific tendinitis of the rotator cuff: management options.
Suzuki K, Potts A, Anakwenze O, Singh A
J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2014 Nov;22(11):707-17. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-22-11-707. PMID: 25344596

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Musculoskeletal Therapies: Adjunctive Physical Therapy.
Beutler A
FP Essent 2018 Jul;470:16-20. PMID: 29963844
Injection Therapies for Rotator Cuff Disease.
Lin KM, Wang D, Dines JS
Orthop Clin North Am 2018 Apr;49(2):231-239. Epub 2017 Dec 19 doi: 10.1016/j.ocl.2017.11.010. PMID: 29499824
Electrotherapy modalities for rotator cuff disease.
Page MJ, Green S, Mrocki MA, Surace SJ, Deitch J, McBain B, Lyttle N, Buchbinder R
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016 Jun 10;2016(6):CD012225. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012225. PMID: 27283591Free PMC Article
Physiotherapy interventions for shoulder pain.
Green S, Buchbinder R, Hetrick S
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2003;2003(2):CD004258. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004258. PMID: 12804509Free PMC Article
Ultrasound therapy for calcific tendinitis of the shoulder.
Ebenbichler GR, Erdogmus CB, Resch KL, Funovics MA, Kainberger F, Barisani G, Aringer M, Nicolakis P, Wiesinger GF, Baghestanian M, Preisinger E, Fialka-Moser V
N Engl J Med 1999 May 20;340(20):1533-8. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199905203402002. PMID: 10332014

Diagnosis

Acute longus colli calcific tendinitis.
Crone M, Keating R
Clin Rheumatol 2024 Mar;43(3):1261-1262. Epub 2023 Nov 16 doi: 10.1007/s10067-023-06815-1. PMID: 37968511
A Systematic Review of Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of Various Shoulder Disorders.
Lowry V, Lavigne P, Zidarov D, Matifat E, Cormier AA, Desmeules F
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2024 Feb;105(2):411-426. Epub 2023 Oct 11 doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2023.09.022. PMID: 37832814
Calcific tendinitis of the rotator cuff: state of the art in diagnosis and treatment.
Merolla G, Singh S, Paladini P, Porcellini G
J Orthop Traumatol 2016 Mar;17(1):7-14. Epub 2015 Jul 12 doi: 10.1007/s10195-015-0367-6. PMID: 26163832Free PMC Article
Physiotherapy interventions for shoulder pain.
Green S, Buchbinder R, Hetrick S
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2003;2003(2):CD004258. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004258. PMID: 12804509Free PMC Article
Retropharyngeal tendinitis.
Haun CL
AJR Am J Roentgenol 1978 Jun;130(6):1137-40. doi: 10.2214/ajr.130.6.1137. PMID: 418653

Therapy

Chronic calcific tendonitis of the rotator cuff: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials comparing operative and nonoperative interventions.
Angileri HS, Gohal C, Comeau-Gauthier M, Owen MM, Shanmugaraj A, Terry MA, Tjong VK, Khan M
J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2023 Aug;32(8):1746-1760. Epub 2023 Apr 18 doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2023.03.017. PMID: 37080421
Electrotherapy modalities for rotator cuff disease.
Page MJ, Green S, Mrocki MA, Surace SJ, Deitch J, McBain B, Lyttle N, Buchbinder R
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016 Jun 10;2016(6):CD012225. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012225. PMID: 27283591Free PMC Article
A systematic review of shockwave therapies in soft tissue conditions: focusing on the evidence.
Speed C
Br J Sports Med 2014 Nov;48(21):1538-42. Epub 2013 Aug 5 doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2012-091961. PMID: 23918444
Physiotherapy interventions for shoulder pain.
Green S, Buchbinder R, Hetrick S
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2003;2003(2):CD004258. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004258. PMID: 12804509Free PMC Article
Ultrasound therapy for calcific tendinitis of the shoulder.
Ebenbichler GR, Erdogmus CB, Resch KL, Funovics MA, Kainberger F, Barisani G, Aringer M, Nicolakis P, Wiesinger GF, Baghestanian M, Preisinger E, Fialka-Moser V
N Engl J Med 1999 May 20;340(20):1533-8. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199905203402002. PMID: 10332014

Prognosis

Arthroscopic Surgery Versus Nonoperative Treatment for Calcific Tendinitis of the Shoulder: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
Chen F, Deng Z, Liu Y, Chen R, Chen K, Xu J
Am J Sports Med 2024 Feb;52(2):461-473. doi: 10.1177/03635465231217733. PMID: 38426316
Injection Therapies for Rotator Cuff Disease.
Lin KM, Wang D, Dines JS
Orthop Clin North Am 2018 Apr;49(2):231-239. Epub 2017 Dec 19 doi: 10.1016/j.ocl.2017.11.010. PMID: 29499824
Incidence of retropharyngeal calcific tendinitis (longus colli tendinitis) in the general population.
Horowitz G, Ben-Ari O, Brenner A, Fliss DM, Wasserzug O
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2013 Jun;148(6):955-8. Epub 2013 Mar 22 doi: 10.1177/0194599813482289. PMID: 23525848
Calcific tendinitis of the shoulder.
Hurt G, Baker CL Jr
Orthop Clin North Am 2003 Oct;34(4):567-75. doi: 10.1016/s0030-5898(03)00089-0. PMID: 14984196
Crystal deposition disease.
Resnik CS, Resnick D
Semin Arthritis Rheum 1983 May;12(4):390-403. doi: 10.1016/0049-0172(83)90019-7. PMID: 6308832

Clinical prediction guides

Arthroscopic Surgery Versus Nonoperative Treatment for Calcific Tendinitis of the Shoulder: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
Chen F, Deng Z, Liu Y, Chen R, Chen K, Xu J
Am J Sports Med 2024 Feb;52(2):461-473. doi: 10.1177/03635465231217733. PMID: 38426316
Arthroscopic decompression of calcific tendinitis without cuff repair.
Youn SM, Rhee SM, Cho SH, Kim CH, Lee JU, Rhee YG
Bone Joint J 2023 Jun 1;105-B(6):663-667. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.105B6.BJJ-2022-1137.R1. PMID: 37257863
Chronic calcific tendonitis of the rotator cuff: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials comparing operative and nonoperative interventions.
Angileri HS, Gohal C, Comeau-Gauthier M, Owen MM, Shanmugaraj A, Terry MA, Tjong VK, Khan M
J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2023 Aug;32(8):1746-1760. Epub 2023 Apr 18 doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2023.03.017. PMID: 37080421
Posterior Rotator Cuff Tears: Is Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy a Risk Factor?
Han J, Jeong HJ, Kim YK, Oh JH
Clin Orthop Surg 2023 Apr;15(2):281-289. Epub 2022 Oct 28 doi: 10.4055/cios22107. PMID: 37008964Free PMC Article
Electrotherapy modalities for rotator cuff disease.
Page MJ, Green S, Mrocki MA, Surace SJ, Deitch J, McBain B, Lyttle N, Buchbinder R
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016 Jun 10;2016(6):CD012225. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012225. PMID: 27283591Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

A Systematic Review of Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of Various Shoulder Disorders.
Lowry V, Lavigne P, Zidarov D, Matifat E, Cormier AA, Desmeules F
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2024 Feb;105(2):411-426. Epub 2023 Oct 11 doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2023.09.022. PMID: 37832814
Chronic calcific tendonitis of the rotator cuff: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials comparing operative and nonoperative interventions.
Angileri HS, Gohal C, Comeau-Gauthier M, Owen MM, Shanmugaraj A, Terry MA, Tjong VK, Khan M
J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2023 Aug;32(8):1746-1760. Epub 2023 Apr 18 doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2023.03.017. PMID: 37080421
Electrotherapy modalities for rotator cuff disease.
Page MJ, Green S, Mrocki MA, Surace SJ, Deitch J, McBain B, Lyttle N, Buchbinder R
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016 Jun 10;2016(6):CD012225. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012225. PMID: 27283591Free PMC Article
A systematic review of shockwave therapies in soft tissue conditions: focusing on the evidence.
Speed C
Br J Sports Med 2014 Nov;48(21):1538-42. Epub 2013 Aug 5 doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2012-091961. PMID: 23918444
Physiotherapy interventions for shoulder pain.
Green S, Buchbinder R, Hetrick S
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2003;2003(2):CD004258. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004258. PMID: 12804509Free PMC Article

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