Milwaukee shoulder.

Milwaukee shoulder syndrome.

Milwaukee shoulder syndrome or rapid destructive arthropathy of the shoulder is a rare form of arthropathy that mainly affects elderly women. It is characterized by a rapid destruction of the glenohumeral joint and the rotator cuff and by an important noninflammatory joint effusion containing hydroxyapatite crystals. Radiography plays an important role in the evaluation of patients with articul...

Milwaukee Shoulder Syndrome

Milwaukee shoulder syndrome (MSS) is a rare destructive, calcium phosphate crystalline arthropathy. It encompasses an effusion that is noninflammatory with numerous aggregates of calcium hydroxyapatite crystals in the synovial fluid, associated with rotator cuff defects. We describe a patient that presented with recurrent shoulder pain and swelling with characteristic radiographic changes and M...

Milwaukee shoulder (and knee) syndrome.

To cite: Santiago T, Coutinho M, Malcata A, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013202183 DESCRIPTION An 80-year-old woman presented with a 1-month history of bilateral shoulder pain and swelling (figure 1). There was no history of any trauma. Physical examination showed limited and painful active and passive range of motion of the shoulders an...

Positive alizarin red clumps in Milwaukee shoulder syndrome.

Milwaukee shoulder syndrome associated with pigmented villonodular synovitis. Case report.

Milwaukee shoulder syndrome (MSS) describes a destructive shoulder arthropathy associated with of calcium hydroxyapatite and calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals deposition found mainly in elderly women. Pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) is a benign proliferative disorder of the synovium usually seen in young adults, found frequently in the knee joint. We present the case of a 63 year...