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Preferred term

Rotator Cuff Tear Arthropathy  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Arthropathy, Cuff Tear
  • Cuff Tear Arthropathy
  • Milwaukee Shoulder
  • Milwaukee Shoulder Syndrome
  • Shoulder, Milwaukee

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 2017

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000070656

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