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Is surgery helpful for calcific tendonitis?

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Is surgery helpful for calcific tendonitis?

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If the nonoperative treatments listed above do not relieve the problem after several weeks, arthroscopic surgery can be effective in curing calcific tendonitis. During this outpatient surgery and under a general anesthesia, the surgeon identifies the calcium deposit in the bursa or tendon where it is located and removes it. Any inflammation (bursitis) or bone spurs (impingement) present are also removed.