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.

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