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DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-836383
© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York
Calcific Tendinitis of the Supraspinatus Tendon in Children
Kalzifizierende Tendinitis der Supraspinatussehne beim KindPublication History
Publication Date:
31 May 2005 (online)
Abstract
We present the case of a 13-year-old girl with painful calcific tendinitis of the supraspinatus tendon of the left shoulder. The pathologic finding was the presence of a small calcium deposit within the supraspinatus tendon. Pediatricians should be aware of this entity in shoulder pain in children.
Zusammenfassung
Wir stellen den Fall eines 13-jährigen Mädchens mit schmerzhafter kalzifizierender Tendinitis der Supraspinatussehne vor. Die pathologische Komponente war das Auftreten einer kleinen Kalzifikation innerhalb der Supraspinatussehne. Pädiater sollten im Falle von unklaren Schulterschmerzen beim Kind an diese seltene Veränderung der Supraspinatussehne denken.
Key words
calcification - tendinitis - child
Schlüsselwörter
Kalzifikation - Tendinitis - Kind
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S. BittmannMD
Department of Pediatric Surgery · University Hospital · Ruhr-University Bochum
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