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Calcific tendinitis of the rotator cuff
Mohamed Taha ElShewy, Orthopedic Department, Cairo University, Cairo 11412, Egypt
Author contributions: ElShewy MT solely contributed to this work.
Conflict-of-interest statement: There is no conflict of interest associated with the sole author or others who contributed their efforts in this manuscript.
Correspondence to: Mohamed Taha ElShewy, MD, Orthopedic Department, Cairo University, 51 Demascus street, Dokki, Cairo 11412, Egypt. mshewy@gmail.com
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Received: May 26, 2015
Peer-review started: May 28, 2015
First decision: August 22, 2015
Revised: September 5, 2015
Accepted: November 17, 2015
Article in press: November 25, 2015
Published online: January 18, 2016
Processing time: 234 Days and 9.2 Hours
Peer-review started: May 28, 2015
First decision: August 22, 2015
Revised: September 5, 2015
Accepted: November 17, 2015
Article in press: November 25, 2015
Published online: January 18, 2016
Processing time: 234 Days and 9.2 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: This review article discuss calcific tendinitis of the rotator cuff regarding the definition, prevalence, pathology, pathogenesis, natural history, clinical presentation, classification, diagnosis and various treatment modalities.