Chronic calcific periarthritis of the elbow treated by cimetidine administration: Five cases

Calcific periarthritis or calcific tendinitis occurs most frequently in the shoulder and rarely in the elbow. Cimetidine was previously reported to be effective for chronic calcific periarthritis of the shoulder. Here, we present five patients with chronic calcific periarthritis of the elbow treated...

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Main Authors: Hiroo Kimura, Takuji Iwamoto, Satoshi Oki, Noboru Matsumura, Masaya Nakamura, Morio Matsumoto, Kazuki Sato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-06-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2309499017717193