Objectives To agree terminology and to develop recommendations for the diagnosis of
calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD). Methods The European League Against …

Objectives: To develop evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis of hand
osteoarthritis (OA). Methods: The multidisciplinary guideline development group …

Background: The evaluation of acute knee pain often includes radiography of the knee.
Objective: To synthesize the literature to determine the role of radiologic procedures in …

Calcium pyrophosphate crystal deposition (CPPD) associates with ageing, osteoarthritis
(OA), uncommon metabolic diseases, mutations and polymorphisms in the ankylosis human …

Introduction We aimed to describe the distribution of radiographic chondrocalcinosis (CC)
and to examine whether metacarpophalangeal joint (MCPJ) calcification and CC at other …

Imaging has been playing an important role in the pathogenetic and clinical characterisation
of many rheumatic diseases, especially in the most recent years with the advent of many …

Hypophosphatasia (HP) is an inborn error of metabolism that is characterized by reduced
bone mineralization. The aim of this investigation was to evaluate treatment of incapacitating …

Purpose To demonstrate that silicone metacarpophalangeal (MCP) arthroplasty provides
excellent long-term outcomes with a low complication rate in osteoarthritis patients. Methods …

Objective. To investigate the effects of chronic calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD)
synovitis on the development of osteoarthritic (OA) lesions in an animal model. Methods. OA …

OBJECTIVES--To analyse the association between chondrocalcinosis and osteoarthritis
(OA) of the hands and knees in an unselected elderly rural population. METHODS--A …