Two Cases of Uncommon Traumatic Enthesopathy

Abstract

Background: Traumatic enthesopathy is an injury at the attachment of a tendon or ligament into bone. Untreated, it can lead to chronic pain.

Findings: Two patients with trauma to the shoulder followed by severe chronic pain were diagnosed with traumatic enthesopathy and responded well to appropriate therapy.

Conclusions: Diagnosis of traumatic enthesopathy is made by analysis of the mechanism of injury and by palpation of the involved area. Treatment of enthesopathy with sclerosing therapy is rapidly effective.

KEYWORDS:

• Uncommon entfaesopatliy
• enthesopathy
• chronic pain
• sclerosant therapy