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Preferred term

Rotator Cuff Tear Arthropathy  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Cuff Tear Arthropathy
  • Milwaukee Shoulder
  • Milwaukee Shoulder Syndrome

In other languages

  • French

  • Arthropathie de rupture de coiffe
  • Arthropathie de rupture de coiffe des rotateurs
  • Arthropathie de rupture de la coiffe
  • Arthropathie destructrice de l'épaule
  • Arthropathie destructrice rapide de l'épaule
  • Épaule de Milwaukee
  • Épaule destructrice rapide

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-DJWV5F6X-X

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