Rotator cuff calcific tendonitis (RCCT) is a disorder that can greatly impair patients' quality of
life. A literature review was conducted to find the most effective and newest treatments for …

Interventions: An excisional biopsy was recommended to achieve a definitive diagnosis, but
this was declined by the patient. Thus, no invasive treatments were administered, and she …

Background Calcific tendonitis rarely occurs in the fingers, and it is easily misdiagnosed.
Herein we describe the case of a patient with multiple calcific lesions within the flexor …

Acute calcium deposit (ACD) in the hand and wrist is a cause of acute pain due to crystal-
induced soft-tissue inflammation. There are no standard management guidelines for this …

Hydroxyapatite crystal deposition disease (HADD) of the hand and wrist is rare but can
cause acute inflammatory syndromes that mimic infectious arthritis. These symptoms, which …

Basic calcium phosphate (BCP) crystals are a trio of calcium phosphate crystals consisting
of carbonate-substituted hydroxyapatite, octacalcium phosphate, and tricalcium phosphate …

Acute calcific periarthritis (ACP) of the hand is an uncommon disease that is usually self-
limited. Although the conservative treatment is generally considered the primary …

Enveloping calcification of flexor digitorum profundus tendon: a diagnosis easily missed | BMJ
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Gout is the most common inflammatory arthritis, driven by innate immune responses against
monosodium urate (MSU) crystals in joints and periarticular structures. Gout is more …

Calcific tendinitis is a pathology characterized by the deposits of periarticular hydroxyapatite.
Its pathophysiology is not completely known. It is clinically characterized by important …