Diseases

Rotator Cuff Tear Arthropathy

Rapidly destructive shoulder joint and bone disease found mainly in elderly, and predominantly in women. It is characterized by SHOULDER PAIN; JOINT INSTABILITY; and the presence of crystalline CALCIUM PHOSPHATES in the SYNOVIAL FLUID. It is associated with ROTATOR CUFF INJURIES.

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Abstract

Rapidly destructive shoulder joint and bone disease found mainly in elderly, and predominantly in women. It is characterized by SHOULDER PAIN; JOINT INSTABILITY; and the presence of crystalline CALCIUM PHOSPHATES in the SYNOVIAL FLUID. It is associated with ROTATOR CUFF INJURIES.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Cuff Tear Arthropathy
  • Milwaukee Shoulder
  • Milwaukee Shoulder Syndrome
  • Arthropathy, Cuff Tear
  • Shoulder, Milwaukee

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2017

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Previous Indexing

  • Rotator Cuff/injuries (1963-2016)
  • Rotator Cuff/physiopathology (1963-2016)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Rotator Cuff Tear Arthropathy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000070656. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000070656
  2. Rotator Cuff Tear Arthropathy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54927356