• 作者：É ; ric Noë ; l^a ; ^{ericnoel3@wanadoo.fr} ; Renaud Barthelemy^b ; Thierry Tavernier^c
• 关键词：Tendinopathie calcifiante ; É ; chographie ; TDM ; Radiographie
• 刊名：Revue du Rhumatisme Monographies
• 出版年：2010
• 出版时间：June 2010
• 年：2010
• 卷：77
• 期：3
• 页码：205-208
• 全文大小：421 K

Calcifiying tendinitis of the rotator cuff is a frequent reason of shoulder symptoms. Following the French Society of Arthroscopy, four types of calcifications have been described based on X-rays analysis. While types C or D are separate entities, calcifications with sharp edges (type A or B) may have different consistency from soft to tough and chalky. Ultrasonography allows assessing this consistency in addition to other information on tendon integrity and presence of a subacromial bursitis. Ultrasonography defines three types of calcifying tendinitis with or without posterior attenuation or with a shadow cone. Analysis of density by CT-scan and by needling suggests that the calcifying tendinitis without posterior attenuation is soft whereas those with a shadow cone are though and those with posterior attenuation have intermediate density. These observations may be helpful in therapeutic choice of calcifying tendinitis.