Calcific tendinitis of the flexors of the forefoot

We report a case of calcific tendinitis in the flexor tendons of the forefoot. A 33-year-old woman presented with a two-day history of foot pain but she recalled no direct trauma to the foot. Physical examination revealed redness, warmth, and tenderness on the plantar surface of the foot near the he...

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Published inAnnals of emergency medicine Vol. 15; no. 6; pp. 751 - 753
Main Authors Rhodes, Robert A, Stelling, Carol B
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Mosby, Inc 01.06.1986
Elsevier
Subjects
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
calcific
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Female
Fenoprofen - therapeutic use
flexors
Foot
Humans
Inflammatory joint diseases
Medical sciences
Radiography
tendinitis
Tendinopathy - diagnostic imaging
Tendinopathy - drug therapy
Tendinopathy - physiopathology
flexors
tendinitis
calcific
foot
Calcification
Flexor muscle
Non articular rheumatism
Tendinitis
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Foot
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Summary:We report a case of calcific tendinitis in the flexor tendons of the forefoot. A 33-year-old woman presented with a two-day history of foot pain but she recalled no direct trauma to the foot. Physical examination revealed redness, warmth, and tenderness on the plantar surface of the foot near the head of the first metatarsal. Radiographs showed a small focus of calcification in the flexor tendons of the great toe, diagnostic of calcific tendinitis. The patient was treated with supportive therapy and recovered.
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ISSN:0196-0644
1097-6760
DOI:10.1016/S0196-0644(86)80444-9