pyrophosphate arthropathy

High-resolution sonography is a rapidly evolving technique that is gaining an increasing success in the assessment of crystalline… Expand

SummaryA comparison of synovial fluid lactate levels has been made in cases of chronic pyrophosphate arthropathy (PA) with and… Expand

OBJECTIVES The intra-articular pressure (IAP) rises significantly after isometric quadriceps contraction in patients with… Expand

CPPD deposition occurs in a wide variety of clinical settings, most commonly as an age-related phenomenon in the absence of other… Expand

Of 200 consecutive patients with confirmed pyrophosphate arthropathy, clinically significant median nerve entrapment was found in… Expand

X-rays of the shoulder, hand, and knee joints from 30 patients with pyrophosphate arthropathy (PA) and 30 age and sex matched… Expand

105 consecutive patients with pyrophosphate arthropathy have been studied. Disease associations and metabolic abnormalities were… Expand

A patient with pyrophosphate arthropathy is reported who had no calcifications on joint radiographs, and no crystals were found… Expand

Pyrophosphate arthropathy has a wide spectrum of clinical symptoms and is a common cause of synovitis in the elderly. The acute… Expand

A 55-year-old woman with moderate hypertension and a swelling in the front of the neck was admitted to the medical department… Expand