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Treatment Protocol for Rotator Cuff Calcific Tendinitis Using a Single-Crystal Piezoelectric Focused Shock Wave Source
Published on: December 23, 2022
Acute prevertebral calcific tendinitis: a nonsurgical cause of prevertebral fluid collection
Todd A Kupferman1, Clifford H Rice, Linda Gage-White
1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, USA. kupferman@entandfacialplastics.com
Abstract:
Calcific tendinitis of the prevertebral muscles is a rare clinical entity. Its nonspecific presenting symptoms (e.g., retropharyngeal space infection) may mimic an infectious etiology. Treatment is based on the administration of a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) for 2 to 3 weeks and cessation of symptom-provoking activity. Most patients will improve greatly within the first 48 to 72 hours after the initiation of an NSAID, and complete resolution generally occurs within 3 weeks. We describe a new case of prevertebral calcific tendinitis, and we review the literature on this condition.
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