A saline injection treatment widely used for calcific tendinopathy - a common, painful condition caused by a build-up of calcium in the rotator cuff tendons of the shoulder - provides no meaningful ...

Subtle calcification can be seen in the triceps tendon, revealing calcific tendinitis. Although calcific tendinitis most frequently affects the shoulder, it may affect other joints as well, with the ...

“We started treating calcific tendinitis as the result of the request of several members of our hospital staff that were suffering with this condition,” said Jose Luis del Cura, MD, lead author of the ...