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Vol. 16 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.3269/1970-5492.2021.16.20

ATYPICAL LOCALIZATION OF ROTATOR CUFF CALCIFIC TENDONITIS: VALIDATION OF THE FIVE-STEP SHOULDER ULTRASOUND PROTOCOL IN DETECTION OF SUBSCAPULARIS TENDON CALCIFICATIONS

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Antonio Corvino
an.cor@hotmail.it
Motor Science and Wellness Department, University of Naples “Parthenope”, Naples, Italy, Italy.
Veronica Papa
Motor Science and Wellness Department, University of Naples “Parthenope”, Naples, Italy, Italy.
Domenico Tarfuri
Motor Science and Wellness Department, University of Naples “Parthenope”, Naples, Italy, Italy.
Fabio Corvino
Vascular and Interventional Radiology Department, Cardarelli Hospital, Naples, Italy, Italy.
Francesco Giurazza
Vascular and Interventional Radiology Department, Cardarelli Hospital, Naples, Italy, Italy.
Calcific tendonitis (CT) is characterized by deposition of calcium phosphate crystals in rotator cuff
(RC) tendons of the shoulder. It most commonly involves the supraspinatus tendon even though the
subscapularis tendon is a =rare site for calcific deposition, especially in young sportsmen.
Herein, we report the case of a 29-year-old professional tennis player with CT of the subscapularis
tendon diagnosed by using the European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology (ESSR)
standardized step-by-step shoulder ultrasound (US) protocol and treated with US-guided needling
of the calcification site. The aim of this report is to increase the general awareness of the atypical
localization of RCCT and to highlight the importance of US imaging in early diagnose and early
treatment of this disease.
Thus, sports physicians must be aware of the diagnostic and therapeutic possibilities offered by US
in order to expedite rapid referral to a musculoskeletal specialist who can perform a point-of-care
US examination of the shoulder and, where necessary, an US-guided interventional approach

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ATYPICAL LOCALIZATION OF ROTATOR CUFF CALCIFIC TENDONITIS: VALIDATION OF THE FIVE-STEP SHOULDER ULTRASOUND PROTOCOL IN DETECTION OF SUBSCAPULARIS TENDON CALCIFICATIONS. (2025). EuroMediterranean Biomedical Journal, 16. https://doi.org/10.3269/1970-5492.2021.16.20
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