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Perioperative ultrasound-guided wire marking of calcific deposits in calcifying tendinitis of the rotator cuff

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The identification of a calcific deposit in the rotator cuff can often cause difficulties. A new technique is described to identify the calcific deposit perioperatively with a ultrasound-guided wire. The technique allows a safe direct marking of calcific deposits making the procedure faster especially in difficult cases.

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  1. Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, HELIOS-Rosmann Klinik Breisach, Zeppelinstraße 37, 79206, Breisach, Germany

    Andreas Sigg, Axel Stamm & Michael Pfeiffer

  2. Department of Anaesthesiology, HELIOS-Rosmann Klinik Breisach, Zeppelinstraße 37, 79206, Breisach, Germany

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Sigg, A., Draws, D., Stamm, A. et al. Perioperative ultrasound-guided wire marking of calcific deposits in calcifying tendinitis of the rotator cuff. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 131, 353–355 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-010-1186-0

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