OBJECTIVE: To provide new epidemiological data regarding the prevalence, distribution and macroscopic features of shoulder rotator cuff @entity730 ( @entity730 ), and to identify the characteristics of @entity730 deposits associated with shoulder @entity158 . MATERIALS AND METHODS: Three hundred and two female volunteers (604 shoulders) who had been referred to a gynaecological clinic participated in the study. The subjects underwent a high-resolution ultrasonography of both shoulders, and those with a diagnosis of @entity730 compiled a standardized questionnaire relating to shoulder symptoms. We determined the prevalence of symptomatic and asymptomatic rotator cuff @entity730 , and compared differences in distribution and macroscopic features of the symptomatic and asymptomatic @entity730 . RESULTS: The prevalence of @entity730 was 17.8  % (103 shoulders). Ninety-five shoulders (15.7  %) were symptomatic; of these, @entity730 was found in 34 shoulders (33  %) on imaging. Of the 509 asymptomatic (84.3  %) shoulders, @entity730 was observed in 69 cases (67  %). Among tendons, supraspinatus (53.4  %) and infraspinatus (54.6  %) were the most frequently involved. The majority of @entity730 deposits were of maximum diameter between 2 and 5  mm (77.9  %), and were linear in form (69.9  %). The involvement of multiple tendons and a location in the supraspinatus tendon were found to be significantly correlated with @entity158 (p   =   0.023, p   =   0.043 respectively), as were age (p   =   0.041) and an excessive body mass index (p   =   0.024). CONCLUSION: In this sample from the general population of working age females, both intrinsic factors (location in supraspinatus, multiple tendon involvement) and extrinsic variables (age, abnormally high BMI) were correlated with @entity158 in @entity730 . LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III, cross-sectional study, prevalence study.

Calcific tendinopathy of the rotator cuff: the correlation between XXXX and imaging features in symptomatic and asymptomatic female shoulders.

@entity730 :: ('MESH:D002114', 'Disease') :: ['calcific', 'calcific tendinopathy', 'calcifications'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain']
@entity158 :: (MESH:D010146,Disease) :: ['pain']
