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Characterization of Deposits in Calcific Tendinitis of the Shoulder: Deposits Are Composed of Large Aggregates of Highly Crystalline, Rod-Like Crystals

BACKGROUND: In the current literature, deposits in calcific tendinitis are described as amorphous masses of hydroxyapatite with a size in the range of 5 to 20 μm. Theoretically, these are too big to be phagocytized by macrophages and induce an inflammatory reaction. PURPOSE: To better characterize t...

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Autores principales: Mateos, José Maria, Singer, Gad, Kaech, Andres, Ziegler, Urs, Eid, Karim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8511925/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34660828
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/23259671211044715