Milwaukee shoulder syndrome.

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...

Tidal lavage in Milwaukee shoulder syndrome: do crystals make the difference?

Four cases of "Milwaukee shoulder," with a description of clinical presentation and long-term treatment.

“Milwaukee shoulder” was first described by McCarty et a1.1~2 in 1981. Features of this condition include: 1) an occurrence predominately in older women; 2) shoulder pain and marked limitation of motion; 3) recurrent and large shoulder effusions, with a bland synovial fluid characterized by a low leukocyte count, composed chiefly of mononuclear cells; 4) concomitant glenohuineral osteoarthritis...

Positive alizarin red clumps in Milwaukee shoulder syndrome.

[Milwaukee shoulder syndrome (apatite associated destructive arthritis): therapeutic aspects].

Milwaukee shoulder is a well defined clinical entity that can be observed in particular in older women. It is a destructive arthropathy associated with the deposition of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals, characterized by the presence of large amount of synovial fluid and a complete tear of the rotator cuff. Clinical features include pain, swelling and progressive functional impairment. ...