Acute synovitis with intra-articular apatite deposits in an osteoarthritic metacarpophalangeal joint.
- 1 March 1985
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Elsevier in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
- Vol. 44 (3) , 207-210
- https://doi.org/10.1136/ard.44.3.207
Abstract
A patient was shown to have acute arthritis in a metacarpophalangeal joint, with local calcification indicated by x-rays. Surgical and pathological examinations showed strictly intra-articular apatite crystal deposits and an erosive osteoarthritis. These crystal deposits could account for the synovial inflammation; they are thought to be related to bone fragments embedded in the synovium. The predisposing role of previous local injections of corticosteroids is debatable.Keywords
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