chondrocalcinosis
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Chondrocalcinosis or cartilage calcification is calcification (accumulation of calcium salts) in hyaline cartilage and/or fibrocartilage. Chondrocalcinosis is an observation that can be visualized through diagnostic imaging tests such as X-rays, CT, MRI, and ultrasound.
Key facts
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- X-ray of a knee with chondrocalcinosis
- Medical condition.specialty
- Radiology
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Research
2,851 papers- [Chondrocalcinosis].La Revue du praticien · 2010
- [Chondrocalcinosis: idiopathic or manifestation of rare metabolic diseases?].Der Orthopade · 2019
- Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease (chondrocalcinosis): a review.Wiadomosci lekarskie (Warsaw, Poland : 1960) · 2025
- Chondrocalcinosis and other calcifications.Radiologic clinics of North America · 1988
- Chondrocalcinosis of the wrist.Journal of hand surgery (Edinburgh, Scotland) · 2004
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- disease
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- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C34955
- Commons category
- Chondrocalcinosis
- health specialty
- rheumatology
- exact match
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- ICD-9-CM
- 275.49
- genetic association
- ANKH
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- symptoms and signs
- arthritis
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Encyclopedic overview
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Chondrocalcinosis or cartilage calcification is calcification (accumulation of calcium salts) in hyaline cartilage and/or fibrocartilage. Chondrocalcinosis is an observation that can be visualized through diagnostic imaging tests such as X-rays, CT, MRI, and ultrasound.
==Causes== Buildup of calcium phosphate in the ankle joints has been found in about 50% of the general population, and may be associated with osteoarthritis.
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