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Nakhaie Amroodi M, Abdolahi Kordkandi S, Moghtadaei M, Farahini H, Amiri S, Hajializade M. A Study of Characteristic Features and Diagnostic Roles of X-ray and MRI in Calcifying Tendinitis of the Shoulder. Med J Islam Repub Iran 2022; 36 (1) :574-578
URL: http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/article-1-8028-en.html
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Morteza Nakhaie Amroodi 
, Shadi Abdolahi Kordkandi , Mehdi Moghtadaei , Hossein Farahini , Shayan Amiri , Mikaiel Hajializade
, Shadi Abdolahi Kordkandi , Mehdi Moghtadaei , Hossein Farahini , Shayan Amiri , Mikaiel Hajializade
Department of Orthopedics, Rasul-e Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , michaelalizadeh@gmail.com
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Background: Calcifying tendinitis (CT) is an enigmatic lesion with several obscure aspects and it is a common disorder of the upper extremity characterized by the presence of calcifications in rotator cuff tendons and synovial tissues. In this study, we aimed to review the demographic and clinical characteristics, as well as radiologic and treatment history in CT patients who were referred with shoulder pain.
Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a total of 146 patients who were referred with a shoulder CT were included. The definitive diagnosis was based on a combination of plain radiograph and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). A predesigned independent t test was used to capture demographic and clinical data, as well as radiologic and treatment histories, and a chi-square test was utilized to assess the statistical correlation between qualitative variables.
Results: The median age of the patients was 42.5 years. The female to male ratio was 2.3 to 1. The complaint of restricted shoulder movement was recorded in 107 (73.3%) patients and more frequently in women (p = 0.042). Night pain was present in 109 (74.7%) patients. The current and previous diagnoses matched in 36.1% (13 out of 36) of patients who only had MRI and in 63.6% (35 out of 55) patients who had both MRI and plain radiograph with them. Supraspinatus tendon was the main site of calcified deposition 65% (95 out of 146).
Conclusion: CT is frequent at the age of around 40 and in the female gender. The diagnosis should be based on a combination of radiography and MRI and not based on MRI alone. The efficacy of different conservative treatments remains to be unwrapped.
Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a total of 146 patients who were referred with a shoulder CT were included. The definitive diagnosis was based on a combination of plain radiograph and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). A predesigned independent t test was used to capture demographic and clinical data, as well as radiologic and treatment histories, and a chi-square test was utilized to assess the statistical correlation between qualitative variables.
Results: The median age of the patients was 42.5 years. The female to male ratio was 2.3 to 1. The complaint of restricted shoulder movement was recorded in 107 (73.3%) patients and more frequently in women (p = 0.042). Night pain was present in 109 (74.7%) patients. The current and previous diagnoses matched in 36.1% (13 out of 36) of patients who only had MRI and in 63.6% (35 out of 55) patients who had both MRI and plain radiograph with them. Supraspinatus tendon was the main site of calcified deposition 65% (95 out of 146).
Conclusion: CT is frequent at the age of around 40 and in the female gender. The diagnosis should be based on a combination of radiography and MRI and not based on MRI alone. The efficacy of different conservative treatments remains to be unwrapped.
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Orthopedic Surgery
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