Sub-deltoid bursitis due to calcific tendonosis of the rotator cuff: a case report.
A case was reported at this private Chiropractic Office of a 50 year old white female with acute pain in the right anterior shoulder. Physical, neurological, and roentgenologic examinations revealed a diagnosis of calcific tendonosis of the right rotator cuff muscles with resultant Sub-Deltoid bursitis. A conservative regimen of therapy was instituted which included immobilization, physical therapy, manipulation, and eventually rehabilitative exercises.
D002062:Bursitis / Q000209:etiology*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012782:Shoulder; D013710:Tendons