Bone scan findings in calcific tendinitis at the gluteus maximus insertion: some illustrative cases

Karel Van Damme; Liesbeth De Coster, MD; Koen Mermuys, MD; Anja Van den Eeckhaut, MD; Natascha Walgraeve, MD; Frank De Geeter, MD, PhD

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2016.11.009

Radiology Case Reports (Mar 2017)

Bone scan findings in calcific tendinitis at the gluteus maximus insertion: some illustrative cases

Karel Van Damme,
Liesbeth De Coster, MD,
Koen Mermuys, MD,
Anja Van den Eeckhaut, MD,
Natascha Walgraeve, MD,
Frank De Geeter, MD, PhD

Affiliations

Karel Van Damme: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Algemeen Ziekenhuis Sint-Jan Brugge-Oostende Belgium, Ruddershove 10, Brugge 8000, Belgium
Liesbeth De Coster, MD: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Algemeen Ziekenhuis Sint-Jan Brugge-Oostende Belgium, Ruddershove 10, Brugge 8000, Belgium
Koen Mermuys, MD: Department of Radiology, Algemeen Ziekenhuis Sint-Jan Brugge-Oostende Belgium, Ruddershove 10, Brugge 8000, Belgium
Anja Van den Eeckhaut, MD: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Algemeen Ziekenhuis Sint-Jan Brugge-Oostende Belgium, Ruddershove 10, Brugge 8000, Belgium
Natascha Walgraeve, MD: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Algemeen Ziekenhuis Sint-Jan Brugge-Oostende Belgium, Ruddershove 10, Brugge 8000, Belgium
Frank De Geeter, MD, PhD: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Algemeen Ziekenhuis Sint-Jan Brugge-Oostende Belgium, Ruddershove 10, Brugge 8000, Belgium

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2016.11.009
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 168 – 174

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We describe the bone scan and single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography findings in calcific tendinitis of the gluteus maximus and discuss its pathophysiology. Although this tendinopathy is mostly self-limiting, awareness of this disease is important for 2 reasons. First, it may explain acute hip symptoms in patients in the resorptive phase of the calcifications. Second, it should be considered as a differential diagnosis for bone scan hot spots in the vicinity of the gluteus maximus tendon and for cortical erosion seen in that region on X-rays or CT.

Published in Radiology Case Reports

ISSN: 1930-0433 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/radiology-case-reports

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