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Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 2023; 27(05): 545-552
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1770763
Review Article

Crystal Diseases of the Spine

Anne Cotten 
1   CHU Lille, Service de Radiologie et Imagerie Musculosquelettique, Lille, France
2   University of Lille, MABlab ULR 4490, Lille, France
,
Simon Henry
1   CHU Lille, Service de Radiologie et Imagerie Musculosquelettique, Lille, France
,
Laura Scarciolla
1   CHU Lille, Service de Radiologie et Imagerie Musculosquelettique, Lille, France
,
Ralph Abou Diwan
1   CHU Lille, Service de Radiologie et Imagerie Musculosquelettique, Lille, France
,
Xavier Demondion
1   CHU Lille, Service de Radiologie et Imagerie Musculosquelettique, Lille, France
3   University of Lille, CHU Lille, Unité de Taphonomie Médicolégale & d'Anatomie, Lille, France
,
Sammy Badr 
1   CHU Lille, Service de Radiologie et Imagerie Musculosquelettique, Lille, France
2   University of Lille, MABlab ULR 4490, Lille, France
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Abstract

Gout, calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease, and apatite calcifications, the three main crystal disorders, may involve the spine. These disorders can be completely asymptomatic or associated with various clinical symptoms, such as acute flares and more chronic manifestations. This article presents the typical and more unusual imaging features encountered in these disorders.

Keywords

apatite calcification - crystal - gout - pyrophosphate - spine


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Article published online:
10 October 2023

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