
The deposition of calcium inside the rotator cuff tendon, called calcific tendinitis, can cause severe inflammation, resulting in severe pain and the inability to use the shoulder joint. When it presents as acute severe pain, your consultant will give you a steroid injection which can provide dramatic pain relief.
In cases of longstanding or chronic calcific tendinitis, your surgeon will offer you a minimally invasive procedure such as ultrasound-guided needle barbotage to break the deposits. Sometimes the symptoms are persistent despite needle barbotage,or the deposit can be too hard to break with a needle, in which case your surgeon will advise a surgical procedure such as arthroscopic barbotage to remove the calcium deposit. Occasionally the calcific deposit can lead to tears in the rotator cuff tendon necessitating repair of the rotator cuff tendon.
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Rotator cuff Tear
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Shoulder Instability or dislocation or labral tear
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SLAP tear
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Shoulder arthritis
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Acromio-clavicular joint arthritis
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Acromio-clavicular joint dislocation
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Calcific tendinitis
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Frozen shoulder
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Biceps tendonitis or Proximal biceps rupture
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Shoulder Impingement
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Pectoralis major tendon tear
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Collarbone (Clavicle) fracture
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Upper arm bone (Humerus) fracture
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Shoulder blade (Scapula or Glenoid) Fracture
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Suprascapular nerve compressive neuropathy or entrapment
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Sterno-clavicular joint instability
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Sterno-clavicular joint arthritis
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Snapping scapula syndrome
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Scapula dyskinesis
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Winged scapula
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Shoulder arthroscopy
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Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair
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Superior capsular reconstruction
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Tendon transfer
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Biceps tendonitis or Proximal biceps rupture
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Labral repair – Bankart/ Posterior labral repair
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Arthroscopic latarjet
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Arthroscopic bone block procedure (anterior/ posterior)
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SLAP repair
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Arthroscopic excision of calcific deposits
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Arthroscopic capsular release
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Arthroscopic ACJ repair/ reconstruction
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Arthroscopic distal clavicle excision
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Comprehensive arthroscopic management (CAM)
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Hemiarthroplasty
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Total anatomic shoulder replacement
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Reverse shoulder replacement
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Pectoralis major tendon repair
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Open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) clavicle
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Open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) humerus
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Arthroscopic supraspinatus nerve decompression
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Sterno-clavicular joint procedures (Excision or Reconstruction)
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Scapulothoracic arthroscopy
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Scapulothoracic fusion
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Biologic resurfacing of glenoid
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Glenohumeral fusion