Arthroscopic Treatment of Calcific Tendonitis of the Shoulder

[摘要] Background:Calcific tendinitis is acommon condition in the shoulder joint, its main symptoms and signs are painand loss of joint movement, conservative treatment is the fundamental pillar,however the arthroscopic course is very useful in case of the first course fails. Objective: The objective of this work is to delve into aspectssuch as symptoms and signs, classifications, modalities of conservative treatmentand finally in the surgical perspective through the arthroscopic course.Method: the search for the information was carried out in a periodof three months (from March 1, 2016 to May 31, 2016) and we used the followingwords: calcific tendinitis and subacromial impingment. A bibliographic reviewwas conducted for 311 articles published in PubMed, Hinari, SciELO and Medlinedatabases, using EndNote search manager and reference manager. Fifty-one selectedcitations were used to perform those articles reviewed, 49 of them from thelast five years. Four books were included. The most important symptoms and signsof this entity are presented, as well as classifications based on differentparameters, mainly supported by imaging such as simple radiography, high definitionultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging.Conclusions: Calcific tendinitis is a common entity; althoughthe conservative treatment is most commonly,arthroscopic surgery offers multiple advantages.

[学科分类] 生理学

[关键词] calcific tendinitis;rotatorcuff;magnetic resonance imaging;pain in the shoulder.