Fig. 4

Radiographic evaluation of case 2: a preoperative X-ray (April 2006) of the right shoulder with a dense S/A calcification sized 1.5 cm; b postoperative radiographs showed the complete excision of the calcific deposit; c preoperative MRI (September 2007) before the second operation showed an area of high intensity (T1-weighted) at the supraspinatus insertion that was interpreted as recurrence of calcifying tendinitis with partial tendon tear; d MRI before the third operation showed high intensity in the area where the supraspinatus was fixed, but the tendon appeared healed