Table 1 Timetable
Dates | Relevant Past Medical History and Interventions | ||
| Â | 50-year-old caucasian woman, non-smoker, with no other notable family or medical history for any pathological condition. Systemic diseases such as gout, systemic sclerosis, dermatomyositis, and sarcoidosis or any metabolic or endocrine disorders. There were no past trauma incidents. | ||
25.11.1997 | She had suffered from calcifying tendinitis in both of her shoulder joints 17Â years ago. Back then, the x-ray pictures had shown calcification bodies near to the greater tubercle. These lesions had been treated successfully using shockwaves at that time, and had not reappeared since then. | ||
Dates | Summaries from Initial and Follow-up Visits | Diagnostic Testing (including dates) | Interventions |
Since September 2013 | history of severe, recurrent pain episodes in her right knee | Â | Â |
10.12.2013 | a calcifying lesion of the MCL was diagnosed | x-rays, ultrasound, MRI | conservative management included analgesics, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, electro-therapy and shock wave therapy |
18.09.2014 | Due to failure of conservative treatment regimes, we recommended surgery | Â | arthroscopy followed by an open procedure with removal of the calcified lesion. |
04.03.2015 | rupture of the supraspinatus tendon. | MRI | shoulder arthroscopy with a rotator cuff repair |
31.10.2014 08.01.2015 09.04.2015 02.10.2015 | Clinical examination and radiographic evaluation demonstrated no signs of recurrence without any clinical symptoms | x-rays | Â |