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case_images: Initial radiograph of the left shoulder.
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case_images: Radiograph of the left shoulder revealed a large ovoid radiopaque area measuring 2 x 1 cm in the subacromial region, impinged between the humerus and acromion (Figure 1).
case_images: Coronal magnetic resonance imaging of the left shoulder. (a) T1-weighted; (b) T2-weighted fat suppression.
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case_images: T1- and T2-weighted sequences above the supraspinatus tendon, just proximal to its insertion at the greater tuberosity (Figure 2). The imaging findings strongly suggested calcific supraspinatus tendinitis.
case_images: Intraoperative findings. (a) A white mass (*) existed on the supraspinatus muscle. (b) When the capsule was incised, white paste flowed out (arrow).
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case_images: After dividing the deltoid muscle, a capsulated white mass was noted on the supraspinatus muscle (Figure 3(a)). When the capsule was incised, white paste exuded (Figure 3(b)), which nearly confirmed the diagnosis of calcific tendinitis.
case_images: Radiograph at final follow-up.
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case_images: Radiographs taken 2 weeks after the surgery showed that the mass had disappeared (Figure 4); the culture test was also negative.