OWL: OCOSH Classification/Joint Diseases/Bursitis/Subacromial Bursitis

Calcifying Tendonitis eMedicine Orthopedics

Anthony H Woodward, MD — 2008-04-10 14:25:50 GMT

Painter described calcification in the shoulder in 1907. Codman established that the calcification was within the tendons of the rotator cuff. Calcifying tendinitis of the shoulder is characterized by the presence of macroscopic deposits of hydroxyapatite (a crystalline calcium phosphate) in any tendon of the rotator cuff.1 This article addresses only calcifying tendinitis as it occurs in the shoulder.
Synonyms and related keywords: calcifying tendinitis, calcific tendinitis, calcified tendinitis, calcareous tendinitis, tendinosis calcarea, calcific tendinopathy
Anthony H Woodward, MD 2007

Rotator Cuff Disease eMedicine PMR

Roy et al — 2008-04-10 14:25:50 GMT

In 1834, Smith wrote the first description of a rupture of the rotator cuff tendon. Since then, with the work of such authors as Duplay, Von Meyer, Codman, and, more recently, Neer, degenerative changes to the rotator cuff have been better characterized; however, the exact mechanisms leading to the degeneration of the rotator cuff still are debated today. Moreover, despite numerous trials, questions still exist about the efficacy of different therapeutic modalities for rotator cuff disease. With the help of better methodology for studies, more successful treatment of degenerative rotator cuff disease can be expected.
Synonyms and related keywords: rotator cuff tendinitis, supraspinatus tendinitis, rotator cuff tear, subacromial impingement syndrome, subacromial bursitis, subacromial-subdeltoid bursitis, calcifying tendinitis, periarthritis humeroscapularis, shoulder periarthritis, painful shoulder syndrome
Roy et al 2006

Surgical Treatment of Rotator Cuff Tendinosis without Tear

Sandy Kirkley — 2002-02-04 14:25:50 GMT

Sandy Kirkley 2000. Web Archive Copy. Last posted 2006