Calcified tendonitis of the rotator cuff. A review of this common shoulder pathology Chrissovalantis Tsikrikas,1 Ioannis K. Triantafyllopoulos2 1Postgraduate Program “Metabolic Bone Diseases’’, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens , School o
Keywords:
Calcified Tendonitis, Shoulder Stiffness, Shoulder Treatment, Rotator Cuff, Shoulder Pain.
Abstract
Calcified tendonitis is an acute or chronic painful condition due to the presence of calcium phosphate crystals within or around the tendons that form the rotator cuff.
The precise mechanism leading to the deposition of calcium crystals remains unclear. Factors that appear to contribute to this pathology are metabolic diseases (diabetes, thyroid hormone abnormalities), medication factors (e.g., corticosteroids), genetic predisposition of the individual, and overuse injuries.
Clinically, calcified tendonitis is usually asymptomatic. However, in some cases it is characterized by severe pain, which is more addressed in the morning. Many times, the intensity of the pain is so high that it inhibits movements, resulting in stiff shoulder joints. A simple x-ray is the most appropriate imaging method to diagnose the disease. As far as concerns the course of the disease, in many cases, an automatic resorption of calcium is observed while the symptoms recede. The precise mechanisms associated with absorption are unknown.
Numerous treatment options have been reported in the literature that are applied on a case-by-case basis and vary in efficacy.
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DE Witte PB, Selten JW, Navas A, et al. Calcific tendinitis of the rotator cuff: a randomized controlled trial of ultrasound-guided needling and lavage versus subacromial corticosteroids. Am J Sports Med. 2013;41:1665–1673.
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Marder RA, Heiden EA, Kim S. Calcific tendonitis of the shoulder: is subacromial decompression in combination with removal of the calcific deposit beneficial? J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2011; 20:955– 960.
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Loew M, Jurgowski W, Mau HC, et al. Treatment of calcifying tendinitis of rotator cuff by extracorporeal shock waves: A preliminary report. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 1995;4:101–106.
Rathbun JB, Macnab I. The microvascular pattern of the rotator cuff. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1970; 52:540–553.
Booth RE, Jr, Marvel JP., Jr Differential diagnosis of shoulder pain. Orthop Clin North Am. 1975; 6:353–379.
Gosens T, Hofstee DJ. Calcifying tendinitis of the shoulder: advances in imaging and management. Curr Rheum Rep. 2009; 11:129–134.
Farin PU, Räsänen H, Jaroma H, et al. Rotator cuff calcifications: treatment with ultrasound-guided percutaneous needle aspiration and lavage. Skeletal Radiol. 1996; 25:551–554.
Serafini G, Sconfienza LM, Lacelli F, et al. Rotator cuff calcific tendinitis: short-term and 10-year outcomes after two-needle US-guided percutaneous treatment. Non randomized controlled trial. Radiology. 2009; 252:157–164.
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Uhthoff HK, Sarkar K, Maynard JA. Calcifying tendinits: a new concept of its pathogenesis. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1976; 118:164–168.
Oliva F, Via AG, Maffulli N. Physiopathology of intratendinous calcific deposition. BMC Med. 2012; 10:95.
Hamada J, Tamai K, Ono W, Saotome K. Does the nature of deposited basic calcium phosphate crystals determine clinical course in calcific periarthritis of the shoulder? J Rheumathol. 2006; 33:326– 332.
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Gohr CM, Fahey M, Rosenthal AK. Calcific tendonitis: a model. Connect Tissue Res. 2007;48:286–291.
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Bayam L, Ahmad MA, Naqui SZ, Chouhan A, Funk L. Pain mapping for common shoulder disorders. Am J Orthop. 2011;40(7):353–358.
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Hurt G, Baker CL., Jr Calcific tendinitis of the shoulder. Orthop Clin North Am. 2003;34:567–575.
Neer CS., II. Less frequent procedures. In: Neer CS II, editor. Shoulder reconstruction. Philadelphia: WB Saunders; 1990. pp. 421–485.
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Gosens T, Hofstee DJ. Calcifying tendinitis of the shoulder: advances in imaging and management. Curr Rheumatol Rep. 2009;11(2):129–134.
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Martinoli C, Bianchi S, Prato N, Pugliese F, Zamorani MP, Valle M, Derchi LE. US of the shoulder: non-rotator cuff disorders. RadioGraphics. 2003;23:381–401.
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Ogon P, Suedkamp NP, Jaeger M, Izadpanah K, Koestler W, Maier D. Prognostic factors in nonoperative therapy for chronic symptomatic calcific tendinitis of the shoulder. Arthritis Rheum. 2009;60(10):2978–2984. doi: 10.1002/art.24845. [PubMed] [CrossRef]
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Connizzo BK, Yannascoli SM, Tucker JJ, et al. The detrimental effects of systemic Ibuprofen delivery on tendon healing are time-dependent. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2014;472:2433–2439.
Gerstenfeld LC, Al-Ghawas M, Alkhiary YM, et al. Selective and nonselective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors and experimental fracture-healing. Reversibility of effects after short-term treatment. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:114–125. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
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Haik, M.N.; Alburquerque-Sendin, F.; Moreira, R.F.; Pires, E.D.; Camargo, P.R. Effectiveness of physical therapy treatment of clearly defined subacromial pain: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials. Br. J. Sports Med. 2016, 50, 1124–1134,
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Farin PU, Jaroma H, Soimakallio S. Rotator cuff calcifications: treatment with US-guided technique. Radiology. 1995;195(3):841–843. doi: 10.1148/radiology.195.3.7754018.
Castillo-González FD, Ramos-Álvarez JJ, Rodríguez-Fabián G, González-Pérez J, Calderón- Montero J. Treatment of the calcific tendinopathy of the rotator cuff by ultrasound-guided percutaneous needle lavage. Two years prospective study. Muscles Ligaments Tendons J. 2014;4(2):220–225.
de Witte PB, Selten JW, Navas A, Nagels J, Visser CP, Nelissen RG, Reijnierse M. Calcific tendinitis of the rotator cuff: a randomized controlled trial of ultrasound-guided needling and lavage versus subacromial corticosteroids. Am J Sports Med. 2013;41(7):1665–1673.
De Witte, P. B., Kolk, A., Overes, F., Nelissen, R. G. H. H., & Reijnierse, M. (2017). Rotator Cuff Calcific Tendinitis: Ultrasound-Guided Needling and Lavage Versus Subacromial Corticosteroids: Five-Year Outcomes of a Randomized Controlled Trial. The American Journal of Sports Medicine, 45(14), 3305–3314.
Vignesh KN, McDowall A, Simunovic N, Bhandari M, Choudur HN. Efficacy of ultrasound- guided percutaneous needle treatment of calcific tendinitis. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2015;204(1):148– 152.
Yi-Cheng Wu, Wen-Chung Tsai, Yu-Kung Tu, Tung-Yang Yu. Comparative Effectiveness of Nonoperative Treatments for Chronic Calcific Tendinitis of the Shoulder: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2017;98:1678-92.
Rompe JD, Kirkpatrick CJ, Kullmer K, Schwitalle M, Krischek O. Dose-related effects of shock waves on rabbit tendo Achillis: a sonographic and histological study. J Bone Jt Surg Br. 1998;80(3):546–552.
Farr S, Sevelda F, Mader P, Graf A, Petje G, Sabeti-Aschraf M. Extracorporeal shockwave therapy in calcifying tendinitis of the shoulder. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2011;19(12):2085–2089.
Ioppolo F, Tattoli M, Di Sante L, Attanasi C, Venditto T, Servidio M, Cacchio A, Santilli V. Extracorporeal shock-wave therapy for supraspinatus calcifying tendinitis: a randomized clinical trial comparing two different energy levels. Phys Ther. 2012;92(11):1376–1385.
Albert JD, Meadeb J, Guggenbuhl P, Marin F, Benkalfate T, Thomazeau H, Chalès G. High-energy extracorporeal shock-wave therapy for calcifying tendinitis of the rotator cuff: a randomised trial. J Bone Jt Surg Br. 2007;89(3):335–341.
Hsu CJ, Wang DY, Tseng KF, Fong YC, Hsu HC, Jim YF. Extracorporeal shock wave therapy for calcifying tendinitis of the shoulder. J Shoulder Elbow Surg Br. 2008;17(1):55–59.
Daecke W, Kusnierczak D, Loew M. Long-term effects of extracorporeal shockwave therapy in chronic calcific tendinitis of the shoulder. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2002;11(5):476–480
Kim YS, Lee HJ, Kim YV, Kong CG. Which method is more effective in treatment of calcific tendinitis in the shoulder? Prospective randomized comparison between ultrasound-guided needling and extracorporeal shock wave therapy. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2014;23(11):1640–1646.
Verhaegen, F., Brys, P., & Debeer, P. (2016). Rotator cuff healing after needling of a calcific deposit using platelet-rich plasma augmentation: a randomized, prospective clinical trial. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, 25(2), 169–173.
Pakos, E., Gkiatas, I., Rakkas, G., Papadopoulos, D., Gelalis, I., Vekris, M., & Korompilias, A. (2018). Calcific deposit needling in combination with extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT): A proposed treatment for supraspinatus calcified tendinopathy. SICOT-J, 4, 45.
El Shewy MT. Arthroscopic removal of calcium deposits of the rotator cuff: a 7-year follow-up. Am J Sports Med. 2011; 39:1302–1305.
Jacobs R, Debeer P. Calcifying tendinitis of the rotator cuff: functional outcome after arthroscopic treatment. Acta Orthop Belg. 2006; 72:276–281.
Oliva F, Via AG, Maffulli N. Physiopathology of intratendinous calcific deposition. BMC Med. 2012; 10:95.
Seil R, Litzenburger H, Kohn D, Rupp S. Arthroscopic treatment of chronically painful calcifying tendinitis of the supraspinatus tendon. Arthroscopy. 2006; 22:521–527. [PubMed]Hurt G, Baker CL. Calcific tendinitis of the shoulder. Orthop Clin North Am. 2003; 34:567–575.
Jerosch J, Strauss JM, Schmiel S. Arthroscopic treatment of calcific tendinitis of the shoulder. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 1998; 7:30–37.
Rizzello G, Franceschi F, Longo UG, et al. Arthroscopic management of calcific tendinopathy of the shoulder—do we need to remove all the deposit? Bull NYU Hosp Joint Dis. 2009; 67:330–333.
DE Witte PB, Selten JW, Navas A, et al. Calcific tendinitis of the rotator cuff: a randomized controlled trial of ultrasound-guided needling and lavage versus subacromial corticosteroids. Am J Sports Med. 2013;41:1665–1673.
Seyahi A, Demirhan M. Arthroscopic removal of intraosseous and intratendinous deposits in calcifying tendinitis of the rotator cuff. Arthroscopy. 2009;25:590–596.
Maier D, Jaeger M, Izadpanah K, Bornebusch L, Suedkamp NP, Ogon P. Rotator cuff preservation in arthroscopic treatment of calcific tendinitis. Arthroscopy. 2013; 29:824–831.
Marder RA, Heiden EA, Kim S. Calcific tendonitis of the shoulder: is subacromial decompression in combination with removal of the calcific deposit beneficial? J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2011; 20:955– 960.
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