title: Editorial Commentary: Options Abound for Calcific Tendonitis of the Shoulder Without a Rotator Cuff Tear.
abstract: For patients with calcific tendonitis of the shoulder without a rotator cuff tear, nonsurgical options exist. When nonsurgical options fail, or when patients have a concomitant rotator cuff tear, arthroscopy is a safe and effective treatment.
authors.forename: James H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lubowitz
mesh_terms: D001182:Arthroscopy; D006801:Humans; D017006:Rotator Cuff / Q000601:surgery*; D012782:Shoulder; D013585:Synovitis; D052256:Tendinopathy / Q000601:surgery*