Coracoclavicular joint degeneration, an unusual cause of painful shoulder: a case report.
A case of painful shoulder in a 42-year old right-hand dominant Caucasian female due to degeneration of the coracoclavicular joint is described. The pain was aggravated by weight lifting. The diagnosis was confirmed radiographically with simple plain films and clinically by the injection of local anaesthetic (xylocaine 2%) that lead to the exclusion of any other concomitant pathology of the acromioclavicular joint and the anterior subacromial space. The patient was treated successfully with an intraarticular steroid injection, and 30 months later she remains free of symptoms.
3rd Orthopaedic Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Papageorgiou General Hospital, N. Efkarpia 564 03, Thessaloniki, Greece. tasonikolades@netscape.net
Anastasios P
AP
Nikolaides
Antonios R
AR
Dermon
Kyriakos A
KA
Papavasiliou
John M
JM
Kirkos
D000173:Acromioclavicular Joint / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007270:Injections, Intra-Articular; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000150:complications*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D020069:Shoulder Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D013256:Steroids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D013256:Steroids