Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Volume 24, Issue 2 , Pages 78-84, February 2008

Treatment for Frozen Shoulder Combined with Calcific Tendinitis of the Supraspinatus

  • Shen-Kai Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedics, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Faculty of Sports Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Pei-Hsi Chou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedics, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Faculty of Sports Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yi-Jing Lue

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Physical Therapy, College of Health Sciences, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Rehabilitation, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yen-Mou Lu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedics, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: Dr Yen-Mou Lu, Department of Orthopedics, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, 100 Tzyou 1st Road, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan

Received 22 August 2007; accepted 29 October 2007.

Article Outline

Calcific tendinitis of the shoulder is a process that involves calcium deposition in the rotator cuff tendons. It is usually a self-limiting process and is often chronic in nature. However, it can lead to acute pain resulting in frozen shoulder syndrome. We report 32 cases in which frozen shoulder was associated with calcific tendinitis of the supraspinatus. The aim of this study was to use arthroscopic brisement of the glenohumeral joint and make multiple punctures in the calcific spot to treat the frozen shoulder associated with calcific tendinitis of the supraspinatus. In our study, 30 patients had satisfactory results after a 2-year follow-up. Five patients experienced some postoperative calcium shadows, but there was also greater improvement in the range of motion and pain relief in this study compared with other reports in the literature of frozen shoulder cases.

Key Words:  calcific tendinitis , frozen shoulder

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PII: S1607-551X(08)70101-3

doi:10.1016/S1607-551X(08)70101-3

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Volume 24, Issue 2 , Pages 78-84, February 2008

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