Calcific tendonitis of the shoulder: is subacromial decompression in combination with removal of the calcific deposit beneficial?

Hypothesis: We postulated that treatment of patients with calcific tendonitis of the supraspinatus tendon by debridement of the calcific deposit alone was comparable to treatment by debridement and concomitant subacromial decompression.

Materials And Methods: During a 10-year period, 50 consecutive patients with calcific tendonitis refractory to nonoperative measures were surgically treated by debridement (D) as an isolated procedure (25 patients) or by debridement and concomitant subacromial decompression (D+SAD; 25 patients), and the surgical groups were retrospectively compared. The main outcome of interest was the time to resumption of unrestricted activity without pain.

Effects of an amino acid carbohydrate drink on exercise performance after consecutive-day exercise bouts.

This study examined the effect of amino acids in a carbohydrate beverage on cycling performance. Twelve male athletes (28.5 +/- 2.