supraspinatus tendonitis

Introduction

Also see calcific tendonitis

Clinical manifestations

• pain with active shoulder abduction
• positive painful arc
• internal rotation & external rotation may elicit pain with involvement of rotator cuff tendons
• passive motion generally does not elicit pain

Radiology

• X-ray of shoulder
  • calcific tendonitis of the supraspinatus tendon
    • small & scattered homogeneous, amorphous densities in soft tissue near the greater tuberosity of the humerus

More general terms

• tendonitis (tendon injury)

Additional terms

• calcific tendonitis
• supraspinatus