Calcific Tendinitis of the Rectus Femoris Around the Hip Joint

Ahn, Gil-Yeong; Yun, Ho-Hyun; Jang, Jong-Hoon

doi:10.5371/jkhs.2006.18.1.73

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“…Previous studies on calcific tendinitis have mainly focused on treating patients with acute severe symptoms. Of these, local injection, extracorporeal shock wave therapy, surgical resection and other therapies were performed on patients after failure of conservative treatment according to some case reports 4 5 6 9 13) . This study analyzed calcific tendinitis by separating cases into acute and chronic phases, and differences in pain characteristics and symptom improvement were observed across these groups.…”

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“…Although calcific tendinitis occurring in the hip is also accompanied by severe pain, accurate diagnosis can be difficult due to the presence of atypical symptoms and low prevalence 2) . Painful calcific tendinitis around the hip is commonly seen in the greater trochanter and usually occurs in the bursa between the gluteus medius tendon and the greater trochanter 3 4) . Ultrasound is often used to determine the exact location and shape of lesions 5 6) .…”

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Characterizing the Progression of Varying Types of Calcific Tendinitis around Hip

Lee

Yang

et al. 2015

Hip & Pelvis

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PurposeTo assess the progression of clinical symptoms and disease course of calcific tendinitis in the hip region according to types of calcification.Materials and MethodsAmong patients with the hip pain, 28 patients (21 males and 7 females; mean age 51 years, range 32-74 years) showing calcified lesions in simple radiography without other possible sources of pain were analyzed retrospectively. Twelve patients displayed a symptom duration of less than three weeks (acute; average=1±0.9 week) and 16 displayed greater than three weeks (chronic; average=21.0±19.5 weeks). Lesions were classified as nodular (11, 39.3%), nodular-fragmented (13, 46.4%), or amorphous (4, 14.3%). Initial symptoms, progression of clinical features, radiological findings and prognosis were investigated and analyzed according to calcification type.ResultsIn 15 patients (53.6%), lesions were located superior to the great trochanter. On average, the acute group was younger (44.58 vs. 55.44 years, P=0.006), suffered more (mean pain Numeric Rating Scale [NRS], 6.3 vs. 3.8; P<0.001), and recovered more (difference between initial and follow-up NRS, 5.1 vs. 2.63; <<0.001) than the chronic group. The mean length of initial lesions was longer in the acute group than the chronic group (15.8 vs. 9.1 mm, P=0.008). When compared to patients with distinctive margins (15, 53.6%), those with nondistinctive margins showed better improvement (difference between initial and follow-up NRS, 4.7 vs. 2.8; P=0.01) and more significant decrease in lesion size (difference between initial and follow-up length, 10.8 vs. 2.6 mm; P=0.003).ConclusionCalcific tendinitis occurring in the hip area displayed a variety of characteristics. Although complaining of more severe pain in the initial phase, patients with acute pain or calcific lesions with nondistinctive margins showed better symptom improvement when compared to their counterparts.

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