title: Calcific tendinitis of the rotator cuff: state of the art in diagnosis and treatment.
abstract: Calcific tendinitis is a painful shoulder disorder characterised by either single or multiple deposits in the rotator cuff tendon. Although the disease subsides spontaneously in most cases, a subpopulation of patients continue to complain of pain and shoulder dysfunction and the deposits do not show any signs of resolution. Although several treatment options have been proposed, clinical results are controversial and often the indication for a given therapy remains a matter of clinician choice. Herein, we report on the current state of the art in the pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of calcific tendinitis of the rotator cuff.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, D. Cervesi Hospital, Cattolica (RN) - AUSL della Romagna Ambito Territoriale di Rimini, Italy. giovannimerolla@hotmail.com.|Biomechanics Laboratory "Marco Simoncelli", D. Cervesi Hospital, Cattolica (RN) - AUSL della Romagna Ambito Territoriale di Rimini, Italy. giovannimerolla@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Merolla
authors.affiliation: Unit of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, D. Cervesi Hospital, Cattolica (RN) - AUSL della Romagna Ambito Territoriale di Rimini, Italy.
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Unit of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, D. Cervesi Hospital, Cattolica (RN) - AUSL della Romagna Ambito Territoriale di Rimini, Italy.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Paladini
authors.affiliation: Unit of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, D. Cervesi Hospital, Cattolica (RN) - AUSL della Romagna Ambito Territoriale di Rimini, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Porcellini
mesh_terms: D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D017006:Rotator Cuff / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D052256:Tendinopathy / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013710:Tendons / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
keywords: Calcific tendinitis; Diagnosis; Rotator cuff; Shoulder; Treatment options