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Milwaukee shoulder (probable)

Case contributed by Andrew Dixon
Diagnosis probable

Presentation

Right shoulder pain and reduced ROM

Patient Data

Age: 90 years
Gender: Female
x-ray

Chronic right shoulder arthropathy with remodeling of the glenoid, acromion and humeral head. Calcifications within the joint capsule. Appearance suggestive of Milwaukee shoulder due to HADD. 

Chronic right shoulder arthropathy with remodeling of the glenoid, acromion and humeral head. Calcifications within the joint capsule. Appearance suggestive of Milwaukee shoulder due to HADD. 

Case Discussion

A case of chronic arthropathy of the right shoulder with pattern suggestive of Milwaukee shoulder due to hydroxyapatite deposition disease

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