Case: Upper limb radiograph #119888244
Upper limb Intermediate
Read this radiograph systematically before revealing the answer. What is the main abnormality?
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Answer: Calcific tendinitis
What to look for in calcific tendinitis
- Amorphous, cloud-like calcification in a tendon, most often supraspinatus just above the greater tuberosity.
- No fracture line and no bony cortex around the density.
- Calcifications can change size or disappear over time.
Description by the image author (may be in another language): Tendinitis calcarea vor allem der Subscapularissehne
Educational case. The diagnosis comes from the image's documented source; the "what to look for" list describes the condition in general and is not a report of this individual image.
