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Can Milwaukee shoulder present with a large subacromial bursitis, or does it predominantly cause joint effusion/destruction?

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Rheumatology · Boston University School of Medicine

This is an interesting question. Milwaukee shoulder is primarily considered an arthropathy due to basic calcium phosphate crystals (Halverson et al., PMID 2155593). So the effusion will be seen in the joint, but because of secondary damage to the capsule and rotator cuff, it will typically extend in...

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