Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 1 Radiographic classification of calcifying tendinitis of the shoulder
From: Calcific tendinitis of the rotator cuff: state of the art in diagnosis and treatment
Author | Subtype | Description |
|---|---|---|
Bosworth [1] | Small | <0.5 cm |
Medium | 0.5–1.5 cm | |
Large | 1.5 cm | |
DePalma et al. [7] | Type I | Fluffy, amorphous and ill defined |
Type II | Defined and homogeneous | |
Molè et al. (French Arthroscopy Association) [27] | Type A | Dense, rounded, sharply delineated |
Type B | Multilobular, radiodense, sharp | |
Type C | Radiolucent, heterogeneous, irregular outline | |
Type D | Dystrophic calcific deposit | |
Type I | Well demarcated, dense | |
Type II | Soft contour/dense or sharp/transparent | |
Type III | Soft contour/translucent and cloudy |