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ArticleVirchows Archiv. A, Pathological anatomy and histopathology1989

Osteoarthrosis and apatite synovitis. Pathological study of a metacarpophalangeal joint.

R Lagier, C A Baud, D Lacotte, J C Gerster

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Article in Virchows Archiv. A, Pathological anatomy and histopathology, 1989. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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R LagierDepartment of Pathology (Osteoarticular Unit), University of Geneva Medical School, Switzerland.
C A Baud
D Lacotte
J C Gerster

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Abstract

A case of metacarpophalangeal osteoarthrosis associated with synovial apatite deposits is reported. The size of the crystals indicates that they have been thickened by a recrystallization process; the latter could have been provoked by Ca and Po4 ions released by dissolution of some apatite crystals brought by calcified debris of bone or cartilage coming from the abraded osteoarthrotic surfaces. The role of such thickened crystals in synovial inflammation is discussed as well as their possible diagnostic value in determining origin and pathogenesis of a given synovial apatite deposit.

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ApatitesHumansMaleMetacarpophalangeal JointMicroscopy, ElectronMiddle AgedOsteoarthritisSynovial FluidSynovial MembraneSynovitisApatites

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