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Rotator Cuff Calcifying Tendinitis

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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. Two different classifications are presented one with radiographic and another one with clinical criteria.

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  1. Academic Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK

    Nick G. Lasanianos MD, PhD, MSc & Nikolaos K. Kanakaris MD, PhD

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  1. Academic Dept of Trauma & Orthopaedics, School of Medicine University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom

    Nick G. Lasanianos

  2. Academic Dept of Trauma & Orthopaedics, School of Medicine University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom

    Nikolaos K. Kanakaris

  3. Academic Dept of Trauma & Orthopaedics, School of Medicine University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom

    Peter V. Giannoudis

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Lasanianos, N.G., Kanakaris, N.K. (2015). Rotator Cuff Calcifying Tendinitis. In: Lasanianos, N., Kanakaris, N., Giannoudis, P. (eds) Trauma and Orthopaedic Classifications. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6572-9_34

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