Arthroscopic Treatment of an Unusual Intramuscular Calcium Hydroxyapatite Crystal Deposit on the Rotator Cuff.
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SUBMITTER: Stirma GA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6948138 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct
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Arthroscopic Treatment of an Unusual Intramuscular Calcium Hydroxyapatite Crystal Deposit on the Rotator Cuff.
Stirma Guilherme Augusto GA Chaves Deginaldo Holanda DH Belangero Paulo Santoro PS Andreoli Carlos Vicente CV de Castro Pochini Alberto A Ejnisman Benno B
Arthroscopy techniques 20190919 10
Hydroxyapatite crystal deposition disease and its pathophysiology are poorly understood; however, it is known that calcific tendinitis is the most common condition related to this deposition in the upper limb. Movement of the crystals toward the myotendinous junction is rare; to the best of our knowledge, only 19 cases have been described in the literature, one of which was a case of intramuscular deposition without migration. The purpose of this technical note is to describe the technical detai ...[more]
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