Milwaukee Shoulder Syndrome in a Eldery Female Patient: A Case Report / 대한정형외과연구학회지
Journal of Korean Orthopaedic Research Society
; : 53-58, 2013.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
Milwaukee shoulder syndrome is a rare clinical entity that is a rapid destructive shoulder arthropathy associated with deposition of calcium hydroxyapatite crystals. It mainly affects elderly women. It is characterized by the presence of large amount of noninflammatory synovial fluid containing calcium hydroxyapatite crystals, a complete tear of the rotator cuff and progressive degenerative changes at the humeral head, leading to almost complete functional impairment. We present a case of a 65-year-old woman suffered by Milwaukee shoulder syndrome with literature view.
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Main subject:
Shoulder
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Synovial Fluid
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Rotator Cuff
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Durapatite
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Humeral Head
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Orthopaedic Research Society
Year:
2013
Document type:
Article