Calcific periarthritis of the elbow presenting as acute tennis elbow
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Calcific periarthritis of the elbow presenting as acute tennis elbow.
A 28-year-old woman presented with sudden acute lateral epicondylitis. There was no history of preceding trauma or repetitive use of the arm. Because of the acute onset and signs of acute inflammation, an X-ray was arranged. The X-ray showed a hyperdense calcified elongated globule distal to the lateral epicondyle. A diagnosis of calcific periarthritis (calcium apatite) of the elbow was made. C...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1478-2715,2042-8189
DOI: 10.4997/jrcpe.2014.106