title: Calcific tendinitis of the supraspinatus tendon in children.
abstract: We present the case of a 13-year-old girl with painful calcific tendinitis of the supraspinatus tendon of the left shoulder. The pathologic finding was the presence of a small calcium deposit within the supraspinatus tendon. Pediatricians should be aware of this entity in shoulder pain in children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Children Hospital Zurich, Switzerland. sbittmann@web.de
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bittmann
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D020069:Shoulder Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D052256:Tendinopathy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013710:Tendons
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal