[Extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy for the treatment of calcific tendonitis of the glutaeus maximus tendon].
Calcific tendinitis at the femoral insertion of the glutaeus maximus tendon is an unusual but well-described location for an ossifying enthesopathy. Extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy has become a standard therapy for various pathologies in orthopaedics. We report a case of a 50-year-old man with painful calcific tendinitis at the femoral insertion of the glutaeus maximus tendon who successfully underwent extracorporeal shock-wave treatment.
Durst
H B
HB
Klinik für Orthopädische Chirurgie, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, Switzerland. heikodurst@web.de
Kuster
M S
MS
D000328:Adult; D002081:Buttocks; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008096:Lithotripsy; D008297:Male; D052256:Tendinopathy / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016896:Treatment Outcome