[Arthroscopic treatment of calcifying tendinitis of the rotator cuff].

The treatment of symptomatic calcifying tendinitis of the rotator cuff is usally medical. Whereas, chronic and painfull features can beneficiate of a surgical treatment. With shoulder arthroscopy it's possible to remove the type A and B calcifications and to perform a bursectomy and acromioplasty in type C uncollected. The clinical and radiological results with one year of follow-up upgrate 90% of good and excellent results. Calcifying tendinitis reatment appear like one of the best indications of the shoulder arthroscopy.