CALCIFYING TENDINITIS OF THE FEMUR - DIAG NOSIS AND DIFFERENTIAL-DIAGNOSIS EXEMPLIFIED BY 5 OWN CASES

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.