In fact, if you have calcific tendinitis in your shoulder, there’s a 1 in 10 chance you will need it. Removing a calcium deposit on a tendon usually requires outpatient arthroscopic surgery .

Better Treatment Options For Shoulder Pain Due to Calcium Deposits by Julia Samuel on Jun 19 2017 12:07 PM The condition, calcific tendinopathy causes pain in shoulder joints and is treated by ...

Historically, intra-articular mineralization (IAM) or calcium crystal deposits in the joint, were thought to be of no clinical consequence, and perhaps just something that happens with older age.

Symptom duration, however, was significantly longer in the urate deposits group (mean 107.63 vs 84.64 months). The urate deposits group also had a significantly higher rate of kidney stones (30% ...