S. Neumann et al., CALCIFYING TENDINITIS OF THE FEMUR - DIAG NOSIS AND DIFFERENTIAL-DIAGNOSIS EXEMPLIFIED BY 5 OWN CASES, Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie, 55(2), 1996, pp. 114-121
Five cases of calcifying tendinitis of the femur are presented. Diagno
sis were proved histologically or catamnestically. The calcifying tend
initis occurred secondary to localized regressive changes in 3 patient
s; in 2 cases systemic inflammatory disease had to be assumed. In pati
ents with unclear femoral pain and radiologically visible calcificatio
ns, especially at the linea aspera, one should include a calcifying te
ndinitis in the differential diagnosis besides juxtacortical osteosarc
oma and myositis ossificans. This entity can sometimes be a symptom of
systemic disease such as psoriasis and palmoplantar pustulosis.