Migration of supraspinatus tendon calcification
Diagnosis almost certain
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Well-defined echogenic focus (14 x 13 x 6 mm) without acoustic shadowing involving the supraspinatus tendon - calcification. Extra-tendinous extension of the calcification deep to the subacromial-subdeltoid bursa. The rest of the rotator cuff tendons are normal. Minimal effusion of the subacromial-subdeltoid bursa. Normal muscle bellies of the supraspinatus and infraspinatus muscles. No glenohumeral joint effusion.
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The patient developed atraumatic origin of moderate shoulder pain, which gradually declined over a few days. The ultrasound shows supraspinatus calcific tendinitis with subbursal extension of the tendon calcification.
-<p>The patient developed atraumatic origin of moderate shoulder pain which gradually declined over a few days. The ultrasound shows supraspinatus <a title="Calcific tendinitis" href="/articles/calcific-tendinitis">calcific tendinitis</a> with subbursal extension of the tendon calcification.</p>- +<p>The patient developed atraumatic origin of moderate shoulder pain, which gradually declined over a few days. The ultrasound shows supraspinatus <a href="/articles/calcific-tendinitis">calcific tendinitis</a> with subbursal extension of the tendon calcification.</p>