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Calcific tendinitis is a relatively common disease process of the shoulder that is found most commonly in women between 30 and 60 years. The incidence of this entity has been reported to be 2.7%, while the incidence of symptomatic calcific tendinitis is about 1.8%. The etiology is unknown and clinically, patients usually present with acute onset, debilitating pain in the affected shoulder. The most common treatment approach is conservative; some have advocated for needle barbotage with surgical debridement being the last resort in patients that have failed nonoperative or minimally invasive treatment approaches.
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Shah, K.N. (2018). Calcific Tendinitis. In: Eltorai, A., Eberson, C., Daniels, A. (eds) Essential Orthopedic Review. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78387-1_10
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