Abstract
Since 1990 we have performed 16 arthroscopic subacromial decompression (ASAD) procedures on patients suffering from impingement syndrome laking rotator cuff tears.
This article describes two of those cases, both of which had calcific tendon. The first case was a sports-related injury in a 37-year-old woman who experienced right-shoulder pain when playing badminton. The calcification was discerned in the supraspinatus tendon. The second case was a 72-year-old woman who had rest pain and severe pain when elevating the arm. The calcification was discerned in the infraspinatus tendon.
The clinical symptoms in both patients improved greatly after treatment. Radiographs taken about 60 weeks after the procedures show that the calcifications have disappeared.
ASAD was effective in the treatment of impingement syndrome accompanied by painful calcific tendon in these patients.
