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Pages 145-147 (May - June 2010)
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Pages 145-147 (May - June 2010)
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Bilateral calcifying tendinitis of the long tendon of the biceps associated with a SLAP lesion
Tendinitis calcificante bilateral del tendón largo del bíceps asociado a lesión SLAP
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Esteban Mayayo Sinuésa,
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, Antonia Pilar Soriano Guillénb, Ana Carmen Vela Marína, Belén Martínez Péreza
a Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain
b Servicio de Rehabilitación y Medicina Física, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain
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Abstract

Calcifying tendinitis is a common disorder related to deposition of hidroxyapatite crystals, which is most common around the shoulder joint, involving the supraespinosus tendon. It can however, affect almost any tendon at its insertion. Clinical features are variable and include pain and inflammation that often resolves spontaneously. We present a case of bilateral calcifying tendinitis of the long head of the biceps tendon at its insertion on the superior glenoid rim associated with superior labrum antero-posterior tears (SLAP) confirmed by arthroscopy. Calcium deposits were surgically removed and the SLAP lesions were repaired.

Keywords:
Calcifying tendinitis
Long head of biceps tendon
SLAP
Shoulder
Magnetic resonance imaging
Resumen

La tendinitis calcificante es una alteración común relacionada con el depósito de cristales de hidroxiapatita cálcica que suele localizarse alrededor del hombro, especialmente en el tendón supraespinoso. La presentación clínica es variable e incluye dolor e inflamación que a menudo se resuelve espontáneamente. Presentamos un caso de un varón de 48 años con tendinitis calcificante bilateral del tendón largo del bíceps en su inserción en el tubérculo glenoideo superior que se asociaba a lesión del labrum superior y que se confirmó en la artroscopia. Los depósitos cálcicos se resecaron y se reparó la lesión del labrum superior de ambos hombros mediante sutura artroscópica.

Palabras clave:
Tendinitis calcificante
Tendón largo del bíceps
Lesión del labrum superior
Hombro
Resonancia magnética
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