From 1965 to 1973, 23 cases of calcium deposits were treated, 5 of these had bilateral involvement, making in all 28 shoulders.
This disease was twice in female than in male. The average age was 45.8 years. Most common occupation was housewife which accounted for 47.8%.
There was some correlation between the configuraton and density of the deposit and the course of the clinical syndrome. The disease, regardless of the stage of the stage of the symptom, is better first treated by conservative measures, and failure to it justifies surgical excision of the calcific deposit.
