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Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 2025; 29(02): 275-292
DOI: 10.1055/s-0045-1802661
DOI: 10.1055/s-0045-1802661
Review Article
Updates in Deposition Arthritis Other Than Gout
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Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Radiology Department, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, OUH NHS Trust, Headington, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Abstract
This article focuses on updates in calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease (CPPD) and basic calcium phosphate deposition (BCPD), highlighting recent advances in imaging and the understanding of these conditions. It explores their clinical presentations, crystal formation mechanisms, and diagnostic challenges. CPPD and BCPD are often underrecognized causes of arthritis, and recent imaging diagnostic criteria are presented.
Keywords
crystal arthropathy - calcium pyrophosphate deposition - basic calcium phosphate deposition - basic calcium phosphate deposition - calcific tendinosisPublication History
Article published online:
31 March 2025
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